Helicoid

Definition of Helicoid

Hel´i`coid
a.1.
1.Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell.
2.(Zool.) Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the Helicidæ, or Snail family.
Helicoid parabola
(Math.) the parabolic spiral.
n.1.(Geom.) A warped surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner that every point of the line shall have a uniform motion in the direction of another fixed straight line, and at the same time a uniform angular motion about it.
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