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heliclines

heliclines is the plural of helicline.

Meaning of helicline

Noun

helicline (plural heliclines)

  1. (uncommon) A curving or spiral-shaped ramp; (especially) the ramp at the 1939 New York World's Fair Theme Center.
    • A bridge will link the sphere to the tower, while from the latter a ramp 900 ft. long will slope gently to the ground curving around the fountain basis beneath the sphere in a huge three-quarter circle. This ramp is described as the “helicline,” and will be 50 ft. high at the top1937 March 25, “Fair Designers Make Theme Building Plans”, in The Iron Age, page 62

Questions about heliclines

What is heliclines the plural of?
Heliclines is the plural of helicline.

Words near heliclines in the dictionary

  1. heliciphagous
  2. helicitic
  3. helicities
  4. helicity
  5. helicline
  6. heliclines
  7. helico-
  8. helicobacter
  9. helicobacteremia
  10. helicobactericidal
  11. helicobacteriosis

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