helicoid
[ hel-i-koid, hee-li- ]
/ ˈhɛl ɪˌkɔɪd, ˈhi lɪ- /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM helicoid
hel·i·coi·dal, adjective hel·i·coi·dal·ly, adverbWords nearby helicoid
helicine artery,
helicity,
helicline,
helico-,
helicograph,
helicoid,
helicoid cyme,
helicon,
helicopod gait,
helicopt,
helicopter
British Dictionary definitions for helicoid
helicoid
/ (ˈhɛlɪˌkɔɪd) /
adjective also: helicoidal
biology
shaped like a spiral
a helicoid shell
noun
geometry
any surface resembling that of a screw thread
Derived forms of helicoid
helicoidally, adverbMedical definitions for helicoid
helicoid
[ hĕl′ĭ-koid′, hē′lĭ- ]
adj.
Arranged in or having the general shape of a flattened coil or spiral.
Scientific definitions for helicoid
helicoid
[ hĕl′ĭ-koid′, hē′lĭ- ]
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.