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Definition of Helical
1. Adjective. In the shape of a coil.
Similar to: Coiled
Derivative terms: Helix, Volute, Volute
Definition of Helical
1. a. Of or pertaining to, or in the form of, a helix; spiral; as, a helical staircase; a helical spring.
Definition of Helical
1. Adjective. in the shape of a helix ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Helical
1. shaped like a helix [adj]
Medical Definition of Helical
1. 1. Relating to a helix. Synonym: helicine. Synonym: helicoid. Origin: G. Helix, a coil (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helical
Literary usage of Helical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... and adjacent negative charges of a rigid helical structure. Conformations 3A-2,
3A-3, and 3A-4 are unfavorable. Conformation 3A-1 corresponds to CH,N+H ..."
2. The Elements of Machine Design by William Cawthorne Unwin (1903)
"helical gearing is a modification of ordinary toothed gearing in which the ...
In helical gearing the pitch surfaces may be cones or cylinders as in bevil ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1898)
"On the Calculation of the Coefficient of Mutual Induction of a Circle and a
Coaxial Helix, and of the Electromagnetic Force between a helical Current and a ..."
4. Handbook for Machine Designers and Draftsmen by Frederick Arthur Halsey (1913)
"helical gears, on the other hand, are cut with cutters in a milling machine, ...
helical Gears of 45° Helix Angle on Shafts at Right Angles by Calculation ..."
5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1863)
"The author considers that however well the helical or rifle method with ...
None of these are prolate bodies projected with helical rotation about their ..."
6. A Manual of Machinery and Millwork by William John Macquorn Rankine (1893)
"In wheel-work of this kind the contact of each pair of teeth commences at the
foremost end of the helical fronts, and terminates at the aftermost end; ..."
7. The Practical Engineer's Hand-book: Comprising a Treatise on Modern Engines by Walter S. Hutton (1911)
"Double helical spur-wheel. Fig 412. helical wheels have a rolling motion, ...
Double helical wheels have teeth inclined in two opposite directions, ..."
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