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
Along with that, the research team also noted helical fiber structures, also with collagen, which suggests the cartilage is designed to prevent any cracks from spreading, and help to distribute staring and force.
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Discover Magazine, 20 May 2025
Among its features is the tourbillon at 5 o’clock, two six-column wheels to operate the different levers of the split-seconds function, a specific clamp design and a blade instead of the traditional helical spring.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
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
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.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2015
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Discover Magazine, 20 May 2025
Among its features is the tourbillon at 5 o’clock, two six-column wheels to operate the different levers of the split-seconds function, a specific clamp design and a blade instead of the traditional helical spring.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
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
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.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helical
Adjective
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Cut dough spiral into 12 equal pieces.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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At an alumni game at Brigham Young University, Young, on the field with much younger men, can’t resist the chance to test his spiral one last time.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The long and winding road of The Beatles leads to a trifecta of new anniversary artifacts.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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On Beatles night at Citi Field, the Mets took a long and winding road to defeat.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Helical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helical. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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