as in spiral
turning around an axis like the thread of a screw
Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens, travels a helical path through space
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Kare is himself a sci-fi hound and a collector of sci-fi memorabilia, as well as an aficionado of antique engineering instruments, including a helical slide rule and an Edison-era voltmeter, both on display in his living room .
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2011
The team was able to produce simple helical and cone shapes, as well as more complex saddles and twists (the latter achieved by introducing double-sided grooves).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
Compared to the Swarm satellites’ 4-meter-long booms, the team’s helical boom will extend just 80 centimeters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Oct. 2023
The helical grooves of the Sequel tampon make the liquid flow path longer, thereby reducing the risk of leakage, the company’s co-founders say.
—Katie Deighton, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2011
The team was able to produce simple helical and cone shapes, as well as more complex saddles and twists (the latter achieved by introducing double-sided grooves).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
Compared to the Swarm satellites’ 4-meter-long booms, the team’s helical boom will extend just 80 centimeters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Oct. 2023
The helical grooves of the Sequel tampon make the liquid flow path longer, thereby reducing the risk of leakage, the company’s co-founders say.
—Katie Deighton, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2023
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“Helical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helical. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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