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helicoid

helicoid adjective: having the form of a flattened helix.

Adjective

helicoid (comparative more helicoid, superlative most helicoid)

  1. Having the form of a flattened helix.
    Synonyms:
    helicoidal

Noun

helicoid (plural helicoids)

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

helicoid meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

helicoid in Tamil

சுருளியுரு, சுருள் வரைவுரு, விரிபரப்புச்சுருளியுரு

helicoid in Tagalog

having the form of a flattened helix
malapilipitin, malapilipit
Translations
malapilipit

Synonyms of helicoid

Forms of helicoid

Adjective
comparativemore helicoid
superlativemost helicoid
Noun
pluralhelicoids

Origin of helicoid

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

Words formed from helicoid

Questions about helicoid

What does helicoid mean?
Helicoid means having the form of a flattened helix.
What is helicoid in Tamil?
Helicoid in Tamil is சுருளியுரு, சுருள் வரைவுரு, விரிபரப்புச்சுருளியுரு. See Helicoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is helicoid?
Helicoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near helicoid in the dictionary

  1. helicodiscid
  2. helicodiscids
  3. helicogenic
  4. helicograph
  5. helicographs
  6. helicoid
  7. helicoidal
  8. helicoidally
  9. helicoidization
  10. helicoidly
  11. helicoids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: helicoid (page history and authors); helicoid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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