helio
helio noun: a heliotrope (surveying instrument).
Noun
helio (plural helios)
- A heliotrope (surveying instrument).
- A helio or sun-reflecting signal was evidently the desideratum.1874, Verplanck Colvin, Annual Report on the Progress of the Topographical Survey of the Adirondack Wilderness of New York, for the year 1873
- A light keeper's duties require him to be alone on a station for days or even weeks at a time, showing a helio to the observer in the afternoon for two or three hours and watching by the signal lamp at night.1925, U.S. Coast, Geodetic Survey, Special Publication - Coast and Geodetic Survey, page 62
helio meaning in Tamil
helio in Tamil
- கதிரவனின், சூரிய
Forms of helio
| plural | helios |
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Origin of helio
Clipping of heliotrope.
Questions about helio
- What does helio mean?
- Helio means a heliotrope (surveying instrument).
- What is helio in Tamil?
- Helio in Tamil is கதிரவனின், சூரிய. See Helio meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is helio?
- Helio is a noun.
- What is the plural of helio?
- The plural of helio is helios.
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