Helicoid,
a. [Gr. ; , , spiral + shape: cf. F.
hélicoïde. See
Helix.].
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Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell. [1913 Webster]
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Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the Helicidæ, or Snail family. [1913 Webster]
Helicoid parabola (Math.), the parabolic spiral.