helicity

hiˈlɪsɪti

helicities

Definition

Definition of helicity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fluid mechanics

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measure of twisting vortex or field lines

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Scientists studied the helicity in the fluid flow.

curl

twist

quantum mechanics

TECH.

spin component of a particle along motion

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Helicity is important in particle physics experiments.

rotation

spin

twist

mathematics

TECH.

quality of being helical

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The helicity of the DNA strand is crucial.

coiled

spiral

twisted

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Origin of helicity

Greek, helix (spiral) + -ity (state)

Examples of helicity in a sentence

Engineers calculated the helicity to improve the design.
Scientists measure helicity in various experiments.
Helicity can affect the behavior of particles.
Scientists measured the helicity in the protein structure.
The helicity of the spiral staircase was impressive.

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French:hélicité, forme hélicoïdale, ...
German:Helizität, ...
Italian:elicità, forma elicoidale, ...
Spanish:helicidad, helicoidalidad, ...
Portuguese:helicidade, ...
Chinese:螺旋度, 自旋方向, ...
Japanese:ヘリシティ, スピン成分, ...
Arabic:هيليسيتي, حَلَزُونِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:הֵלִיסִיּוּת, רְכִיב סְפִּין, ...
Russian:закрученность, спиральность, ...
Ukrainian:гвинтовість, геліксність, ...
Hindi:हेलिसिटी, घूर्णनता, ...
Bengali:হেলিসিটি, স্পিন উপাদান, ...
Catalan:helicitat, component de gir, ...
Czech:helicita, šroubovicovost, ...
Danish:helicitet, spin-komponent, ...
Dutch:heliciteit, spiraalvormigheid, ...
Greek:ελικοειδήτητα, ελικότητα, ...
Hungarian:helikalitás, helicitás, ...
Khmer:ហេលីស៊ីតេ, សមាសភាគស្ពីនរបស់ភាគល្អិតតាមទិសចលនា, ...
Korean:헬리시티, 스핀 성분, ...
Persian:پیچش, هلیکیتی, ...
Polish:helikalność, ...
Portuguese (BR):helicidade, ...
Romanian:helicitate, elicitare, ...
Swedish:helicitet, spinkomponent, ...
Thai:การบิดตัว, การหมุนตามแนวการเคลื่อนที่, ...
Turkish:helislik, helisite, ...
Vietnamese:độ xoắn, độ xoay, ...

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