HELICAL Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word helical. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| coiling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||
| spiral | nounn | |||||
noun • a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center • a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle • a continuously accelerating change in the economy • ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops • flying downward in a helical path with a large radius adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil verb • to wind or move in a spiral course • form a spiral • move in a spiral or zigzag course | ||||||
| spiraling | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||
| turbinate | nounn | |||||
adjective • of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages noun • any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||
| volute | nounn | |||||
noun • ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||
| voluted | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||
| whorled | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil • forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem) | ||||||
