helical
helical
Definition
heli·cal (hel′i kəl)
helical
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- mostly: This is the spectrum of myoglobin, a mostly helical protein.
Modifies a noun
- conformation: Such a mutation could for example be in one of the DNA-binding helices introducing a kink in a normally straight and rigid helical conformation.
- filament: Each motor drives a protruding helical filament, and the rotating filaments provide the propulsive force for cells to swim.
- gear: Running in crossed helical gears tend to marginally improve to area of contact.
- coil: Blue is for the helical coils which form the four major portions of the solenoid.
- antenna: The TETRA radios can use either a monopole or a helical antenna.
- bundle: The first residues at N-terminus form a helical bundle composed by two pairs of antiparallel helices.
Used with adjective complement
- cross: For crossed helical gears to operate successfully they must have the same pressure angle and the same normal pitch.
Browse dictionary entries near helical
- helic-
- helianthus
- heliacally
- heliacal
- heli-skiing
- heli-skier
- heli-
- Helgoland
- Helena
- Helen of Troy
- helically
- helices
- helicline
- helico-
- helicoid
- helicoidal
- helicon
- heliconia
- helicopter
- helictite
