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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Recent Examples of helical
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.
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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
When printed with a helical structure, that number increased to 56 percent higher efficiency and 50 times more stable while the process was also successful for manufacturing.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
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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
When printed with a helical structure, that number increased to 56 percent higher efficiency and 50 times more stable while the process was also successful for manufacturing.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helical
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These ears are actually distorted spiral arms that were likely given their shape from a combination of wind pushing on the gas and the rotation of the galaxy itself, according to the researchers.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
13 June 2025
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The spiral theory helps to illuminate the dynamics of our solar system, according to Faherty.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
10 June 2025
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During his speech, Kissel made winding references to railroads, attorneys’ fees, scratch-off tickets, casinos, Hartford, car fatalities, troopers, eye-hand coordination, Jack LaLanne, Methuselah, the Bible, and hallucinogenic mushrooms.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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One way that’s easy to manifest is through maximalist bedding with punchy colors, big stripes, and winding patterns.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
25 May 2025
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“Helical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helical. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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