spiral < hélix, -ikos spiral + eîdos form]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hel´i|coi´dal|ly — hel|i|coid «HEHL uh koyd», noun, adjective. Geometry. –n. a surface in the form of a coil or screw; a warped surface generated by a straight line moving so that it always passes through or touches a fixed helix and is parallel to a fixed plane.… … Useful english dictionary
coid — agar·i·coid; alop·e·coid; an·thra·coid; au·ta·coid; ber·y·coid; ca·ly·coid; ci·mi·coid; con·i·coid; cor·a·coid·al; cys·ti·cer·coid; dip·lo·coc·coid; er·i·coid; hy·ra·coid; lim·a·coid; mal·a·coid; me·nis·coid; ob·e·lis·coid; pi·coid; pin·a·coid;… … English syllables
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
helicoid — hel·i·coid … English syllables
helicoid — hel•i•coid [[t]ˈhɛl ɪˌkɔɪd, ˈhi lɪ [/t]] adj. 1) coiled or curving like a spiral 2) math. a warped geometric surface generated by a straight line moving so as to cut or touch a fixed helix • Etymology: 1690–1700; < Gk helikoeidḗs. See helix,… … From formal English to slang
helicoid — Resembling a helix. SYN: helical (2). [G. helix, a coil, + eidos, resemblance] * * * he·li·coid hel ə .kȯid, hē lə or he·li·coi·dal .hel ə kȯid əl, .hē lə adj 1) forming or arranged in a spiral 2) having the form of a flat coil or flattened… … Medical dictionary
Helicoidal — Hel i*coid al, a. Same as {Helicoid}. {Hel i*coid al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helicoidally — Helicoidal Hel i*coid al, a. Same as {Helicoid}. {Hel i*coid al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helicoid — Hel i*coid, a. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, spiral + ? shape: cf. F. h[ e]lico[ i]de. See {Helix}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the {Helicid[ae]}, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helicoid — Hel i*coid, n. (Geom.) A warped surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner that every point of the line shall have a uniform motion in the direction of another fixed straight line, and at the same time a uniform… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
