helicon

ˈhɛlɪkən

Definition

Definition of helicon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

music

Rare

tuba that coils around the player's body

Rare

The band member played a helicon in the parade..

brass instrument

sousaphone

physics

TECH.

low-frequency electromagnetic wave in plasmas

TECH.

Scientists studied the helicon waves in the laboratory plasma.

oscillation

ripple

wave

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Images of helicon

tuba that coils around the player's body

Origin of helicon

Greek, helix (spiral)

Examples of helicon in a sentence

A helicon was featured in the orchestra.
The helicon phenomenon intrigued the physicists.
Researchers observed helicon behavior in the experiment.

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French:hélicon, onde hélicon, ...
German:Helikon, Helikonwelle, ...
Italian:tuba elicon, onda helicon, ...
Spanish:helicón, onda helicon, ...
Portuguese:hélicon, onda helicon, ...
Chinese:大号, 螺旋波, ...
Japanese:ヘリコン, ヘリコン波, ...
Arabic:هِيليكون, هِيليكُن, ...
Hebrew:הֶלִיקוֹן, הֵלִיקוֹן, ...
Russian:геликон, гелиокон, ...
Ukrainian:гелікон, геліконова хвиля, ...
Hindi:हेलिकॉन, निम्न-आवृत्ति तरंग, ...
Bengali:হেলিকন, ...
Catalan:helicon, ...
Czech:helikon, ...
Danish:helicon, ...
Dutch:helicon, helicon-golf, ...
Greek:ελίκων, ...
Hungarian:helikon, helikonhullám, ...
Khmer:ហេលីកុន, រលកអេឡិចត្រូម៉ាញ៉េទិចប្រេកង់ទាបក្នុងប្លាស្មា, ...
Korean:헬리콘, 헬리콘파, ...
Persian:هلیکون, هلیکن, ...
Polish:helikon, ...
Portuguese (BR):hélicon, helicon, ...
Romanian:helicon, ...
Swedish:helikon, heliconvåg, ...
Thai:เฮลิคอน, ...
Turkish:helikon, helicon dalgası, ...
Vietnamese:helicon, sóng helicon, ...

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