Definition of Helically

1. Adverb. In a helical manner, spirally. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Helically

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Helically

helianthemums
helianthin
helianthine
helianthoid
helianthoidea
helianthus
heliast
heliasts
heliboarding
heliborne
helibus
helibuses
helical
helical CT
helical computed tomography
helically (current term)
helicase
helicases
helicate
helicene
helicenes
helices
helichopper
helichoppers
helichryse
helichrysum
helichrysums
heliciculture
heliciform
helicin

Literary usage of Helically

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Philosophy of History by Augustus Schade, Rudolf Rocholl (1899)
"Discrimination between tends upward and moves in spiral, helically corresponding curves, ... helically ..."

2. Supplement to Spons ̓dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military by Edward Spon, Francis N. Spon (1881)
"The tower is 55 ft. high, surmounted with a cylindrical helically framed lantern 12 ft. in diameter, having the focal plane of the light 150 ft. above high ..."

3. American Wire Rope Catalogue and Hand Book by American Steel & Wire Co (1913)
"Any collection of wires or strands formed helically together. Tiller Rope. A rope consisting of six ropes of six strands each, seven wires and seven hemp ..."

4. American Wire Rope Catalogue and Hand Book by American Steel & Wire Co (1913)
"A geometrically arranged collection of wires into strands evenly and helically twisted and cable. W ire Center. An arrangement of wires replacing the the ..."

5. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"A strand composed of a central core surrounded by one or more layers of helically-laid wires or groups of wires. 643 Concentric-Lay Cable. ..."

6. Electric Railway Handbook: A Reference Book of Practice Data, Formulas and by Albert Sutton Richey, William Charles Greenough (1915)
"A strand composed of a central core surrounded by one or more layers of helically laid wires or groups of wires. 10. Rope Lay Cable. ..."

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