Helicon

//ˈhɛlɪkɒn// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large tuba whose coils fit around the player's shoulders.
  2. 2
    a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician wordnet
  3. 3
    A low-frequency electromagnetic wave observed in various plasmas.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A mountain of Boeotia sacred to Apollo and the Muses.

Synonyms

All synonyms
afflatusalthornapollobaritonebombardonbragi

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek ἕλῐξ (hélĭx) + -on, after bombardon.

Related phrases

electromagnetic wave

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