helical
adjective
he·li·cal
ˈhe-li-kəl 
ˈhē-
ˈhē-
: of, relating to, or having the form of a helix
broadly
: spiral sense 1a
Examples of helical in a Sentence
Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens, travels a helical path through space.
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Nelson’s team can use its magnets to control a helical microrobot with magnetic fields of less than 10 millitesla, a fraction of what’s created in an MRI.
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IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2015
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IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2015
Unlike standard laser beams that propagate straight, vortex beams twist along their axis, creating a helical wavefront with a distinct ‘null intensity’ region at the center.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2025
These helical stacks are similar to a screw thread.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2025
Both resulted in a clear improvement in the efficiency and stability of the OSC, but the chiral – or helical – structure yielded the best results.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for helical
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helical
adjective
he·li·cal
ˈhel-i-kəl
ˈhē-li-
ˈhē-li-
: of, relating to, or having the form of a helix
the helical configuration of DNA
broadly
: spiral sense 1a
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