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Examples of helical in a Sentence
Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens, travels a helical path through space.
Recent Examples of helical from the Web
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Driven hard into a corner, the R rotates smartly yet never abruptly so, with the helical limited-slip differential yanking it out of bends with only a slight tug at the steering wheel.
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The available Performance package installs a helical limited-slip differential between the rear wheels.
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At the Ed Roberts Campus, the firm designed a helical, bright-red ramp, a dramatic focal point emerging from the middle of the first-floor lobby.
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But actually, the tokamak is just one approach; there's a more complicated version that is helical in shape.
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Factor in its beefier brakes, its standard helical limited-slip differential, and its overall resistance to pitch, dive, and lean, and the Civic Si can really be driven hard yet remains eminently obedient.
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The test, called a spiral or helical CT scan, detects lung abnormalities as small as 5 millimeters, less than a fifth of an inch.
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Instead, Makita's new saw utilizes a helical gear that offers better transmission efficiency, oil free maintenance, and larger cutting capacity.
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Featuring double-helical ball bearings for the first time, the differential runs at an even lower operating temperature reached more quickly than before thanks to the reduction of fluid required in the differential.
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