helical
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hel·i·cal
(hĕl′ĭ-kəl, hē′lĭ-)adj.
1. Of or having the shape of a helix; spiral.
2. Having a shape approximating that of a helix.
hel′i·cal·ly adv.
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helical
(ˈhɛlɪkəl)adj
of or shaped like a helix; spiral
ˈhelically adv
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hel•i•cal
(ˈhɛl ɪ kəl, ˈhi lɪ-)adj.
pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
[1605–15]
hel′i•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | helical - in the shape of a coil coiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
helical
adj → spiralförmig, helikal (spec); gear → schräg verzahnt
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helical
adj helicoidalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.