helicoide

See also: hélicoïde

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑλικοειδής (helikoeidḗs, “of spiral form”), from ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eliˈkoide/ [e.liˈkoi̯.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -oide
• Syllabification: he‧li‧coi‧de

Noun

helicoide m (plural helicoides)

1. (geometry) helicoid

Derived terms

• helicoidal

 

Related terms

• hélice

 

Further reading

• “helicoide”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014