At the end of a minute a dull splashing reverberated from the bottom of the well; the helical twist he had imparted to the rope had reached the grapnel below (Thomas Hardy)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hel|i|cal — «HEHL uh kuhl», adjective. having to do with, or having the form of, a helix; spiral: »At the end of a minute a dull splashing reverberated from the bottom of the well; the helical twist he had imparted to the rope had reached the grapnel below… … Useful english dictionary
dou|ble-hel|i|cal — «DUHB uhl HEHL uh kuhl», adjective. consisting of two strands that coil around each other to form a double spiral or helix: »Until the dramatic announcement of the double helical structure of DNA, there was complete ignorance of how a chemical… … Useful english dictionary
su´per|hel´i|cal — su|per|he|lix «SOO puhr HEE lihks», noun. a form of DNA consisting of a double helix coiled around itself. –su´per|hel´i|cal, adjective … Useful english dictionary
Hel´len|is´ti|cal|ly — Hel|len|is|tic «HEHL uh NIHS tihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with Greek history, language, and culture after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C., when foreign elements modified ancient Greek characteristics. 2. of or having to do … Useful english dictionary
Hel´len|is´ti|cal — Hel|len|is|tic «HEHL uh NIHS tihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with Greek history, language, and culture after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C., when foreign elements modified ancient Greek characteristics. 2. of or having to do … Useful english dictionary
Hel|len|is|tic — «HEHL uh NIHS tihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with Greek history, language, and culture after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C., when foreign elements modified ancient Greek characteristics. 2. of or having to do with the… … Useful english dictionary
hel|i|spher|i|cal — «HEHL uh SFEHR uh kuhl», adjective. winding spirally on a sphere: »a helispherical line … Useful english dictionary
hel — an·glo·hel·ve·ti·um; asc·hel·min·thes; coel·hel·minth; coel·hel·min·thes; hel·arc·tos; hel·beh; hel·den·tenor; hel·e·na; hel·e·nalin; hel·en; hel·e·och·a·ris; hel·eo·plankton; hel·e·pole; hel·i·chryse; hel·i·chry·sum; hel·i·ci·na; hel·i·cline;… … English syllables
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
helical — hel•i•cal [[t]ˈhɛl ɪ kəl, ˈhi lɪ [/t]] adj. math. pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral • Etymology: 1605–15 hel′i•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
