as in spiral
turning around an axis like the thread of a screw Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens, travels a helical path through space

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Recent Examples on the Web The crystals are arranged in a twisted, helical configuration. Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024 Kare is himself a sci-fi hound and a collector of sci-fi memorabilia, as well as an aficionado of antique engineering instruments, including a helical slide rule and an Edison-era voltmeter, both on display in his living room . IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2011 The team was able to produce simple helical and cone shapes, as well as more complex saddles and twists (the latter achieved by introducing double-sided grooves). Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023 Compared to the Swarm satellites’ 4-meter-long booms, the team’s helical boom will extend just 80 centimeters. IEEE Spectrum, 5 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for helical 

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“Helical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helical. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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