Helical

/ˈhɛl.ɪ.kəl/

Synonyms for "helical" (55 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Adjective(4 words)

alpha-helical coil-forming coil-shaped coiling

ambagious anfractuous backhanded circuitous circular cochlear cochleate

Strong matches (17)

corkscrew corkscrewy deviating deviative devious digressive discursive excursive helicoid indirect meandering o-shaped oblique orbital

Verb(1 words)

Noun(1 words)

Adjective(1 words)

Related words (27)

out-of-the-wayrotary round roundabout screw-shaped scrolled spiral spiroid turbinal turbinate verticillate volute voluted whorled

Adjective(10 words)

screw-shaped spiral spiral-shaped spiral-threaded spiraling spiralling turbinate volute voluted whorled

Verb(2 words)

spiraled spiralled

Adverb(1 words)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

3 entries

geometrysecondary structureshape

More specific

7 entries

alpha helixcoil springhelical gearhelix turn helixleft handed helixright handed helixscrew thread

Collocations

6 entries

alpha helical regionalpha helixhelical axishelical groovehelical structureright handed helix

Inflections

2 entries

more helicalmost helical

Derivations

4 entries

helically helicity helicoidal helixlike

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

But computerized axial tomography, better known as a helical CT scan, provided doctors with far greater detail.

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