helical (adj.)

"spiral-shaped," c. 1600, from Latin helicem (nominative helix) "spiral" (see helix) + -al (1).

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"a spiral thing," 1560s, originally of the volutes of Corinthian capitals, from Latin helix "spiral, a volute in architecture," from Greek helix (genitive helikos), a word used of anything in a spiral shape (an armlet, a curl of hair, the tendril of a vine, a serpent's coil), which is related to eilein "to turn, twist, roll," from PIE *wel-ik-, from root *wel- (3) "to turn, revolve," from PIE root *wel- (3) "to turn, revolve." The classical plural is helices.

-al (1)

suffix forming adjectives from nouns or other adjectives, "of, like, related to, pertaining to," Middle English -al, -el, from French or directly from Latin -alis (see -al (2)).

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Definitions of helical

helical (adj.)

in the shape of a coil;

Synonyms: coiling / spiral / spiraling / volute / voluted / whorled / turbinate

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Dictionary entries near helical

Helen

Helena

Helga

heli-

heliacal

helical

Helicon

helicopter

Heligoland

helio-

heliocentric