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单词 helicoid
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helicoid

[ hel-i-koid, hee-li- ]
/ ˈhɛl ɪˌkɔɪd, ˈhi lɪ- /
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adjective

coiled or curving like a spiral.

noun

Geometry. a warped surface generated by a straight line moving so as to cut or touch a fixed helix.

Origin of helicoid

First recorded in 1690–1700, helicoid is from the Greek word helikoeidḗs of spiral form. See helic-, -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM helicoid

hel·i·coi·dal, adjectivehel·i·coi·dal·ly, adverb

Words nearby helicoid

helicine artery, helicity, helicline, helico-, helicograph, helicoid, helicoid cyme, helicon, helicopod gait, helicopt, helicopter
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British Dictionary definitions for helicoid

helicoid
/ (ˈhɛlɪˌkɔɪd) /

adjective also: helicoidal

biology shaped like a spirala helicoid shell

noun

geometry any surface resembling that of a screw thread

Derived forms of helicoid

helicoidally, adverb
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Medical definitions for helicoid

helicoid
[ hĕlĭ-koid′, hēlĭ- ]

adj.

Arranged in or having the general shape of a flattened coil or spiral.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for helicoid

helicoid
[ hĕlĭ-koid′, hēlĭ- ]

Adjective

Arranged in or having the approximate shape of a flattened coil or spiral curve.

Noun

A surface in the form of a coil or screw. A helicoid is generated mathematically by rotating a plane or twisted curve about an axis at a fixed rate and simultaneously translating it in the direction of the line of axis, also at a fixed rate.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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