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helico-

  1. a combining form meaning “spiral”; used with this meaning and as a combining form of helix in the formation of compound words:

    helicograph.



helico-

combining_form

  1. spiral or helical

    helicograph

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of helico-1

< Greek heliko-, combining form of hélix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of helico-1

from Latin, from Greek helix spiral

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