helicoid

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helicoid

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From Ancient Greek ἑλικοειδής (helikoeidḗs); morphologically, from helico- + -id.

adjective more helicoid · most helicoid

  1. Having the form of a flattened helix.

    Similar: helicoidal

noun helicoids

  1. A minimal surface in the form of a flattened helix

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adj having the form of a flattened helix

Españolhelicoidal
Françaishélicoïdal
Italianoelicoidale

noun Translations

Françaishélicoïde
Italianoelicoide

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@misc{helicoid_2026,
  title = {helicoid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/helicoid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}