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单词 helicoid
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Definition of helicoid in English:

helicoid

noun ˈhiːlɪkɔɪdˈhɛləˌkɔɪd
  • 1A helical or spiral object.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If the disk's surface curved a lot, the disk could arrange itself only one way - as a double spiral staircase like a helicoid.
    1. 1.1Geometry A surface formed by simultaneously moving a straight line along an axis and rotating it around it (like a screw thread).
      〔几何〕螺旋面
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One of the clues that a helicoid is an efficient surface and not just an accident is its ubiquity in nature.
adjective ˈhiːlɪkɔɪdˈhɛləˌkɔɪd
  • Of the form of a helix or helicoid.

    螺旋形的,螺旋面的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Arthropod cuticle can produce unusual optical effects, analogous to solutions of liquid crystals, resulting from a layered, helicoid structure.
    • Molecules may knit together to form helicoid surfaces, emblems of stable energy states.
    • The pin count for that cooler was 371 helicoid pins.
    • There are helicoid pins fitted into the base, which addresses the heat dissipation weakness of copper.
    • This new helicoid pin design increases surface area for heat dissipation.
    Synonyms
    coiled, helical, helix-shaped, corkscrew, curling, winding, twisting, whorled, scrolled

Derivatives

  • helicoidal

  • adjective hiːlɪˈkɔɪd(ə)lˈhɛləˌkɔɪd(ə)l
    • The energy is expressed in terms of the six helicoidal parameters: twist, tilt, roll, shift, slide, and rise.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Thirteen pages with drawings for man-powered aeroplanes survive and there is one design for a helicoidal helicopter.
      • The pattern of currents was originally represented as a spiral or helicoidal flow, but more complex cells of circulation have since been identified which can influence the distribution of erosion and deposition.
      • One could pursue this type of analysis further and compute, for example, the correlations between two different helicoidal parameters in different steps, etc.
      • Each inflorescence produces 200-300 flowers that have a helicoidal repartition and open in sequence from bottom to top.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Greek helikoeidēs 'of spiral form', from helix, helik- (see helix).

Definition of helicoid in US English:

helicoid

nounˈhɛləˌkɔɪdˈheləˌkoid
  • 1An object of spiral or helical shape.

    螺旋形的物体

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If the disk's surface curved a lot, the disk could arrange itself only one way - as a double spiral staircase like a helicoid.
    1. 1.1Geometry A surface formed by simultaneously moving a straight line along an axis and rotating it around it (like a screw thread).
      〔几何〕螺旋面
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One of the clues that a helicoid is an efficient surface and not just an accident is its ubiquity in nature.
adjectiveˈhɛləˌkɔɪdˈheləˌkoid
  • Of the form of a helix or helicoid.

    螺旋形的,螺旋面的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This new helicoid pin design increases surface area for heat dissipation.
    • Arthropod cuticle can produce unusual optical effects, analogous to solutions of liquid crystals, resulting from a layered, helicoid structure.
    • The pin count for that cooler was 371 helicoid pins.
    • There are helicoid pins fitted into the base, which addresses the heat dissipation weakness of copper.
    • Molecules may knit together to form helicoid surfaces, emblems of stable energy states.
    Synonyms
    coiled, helical, helix-shaped, corkscrew, curling, winding, twisting, whorled, scrolled

Origin

Late 17th century: from Greek helikoeidēs ‘of spiral form’, from helix, helik- (see helix).

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