helical
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It sits not on a foundation but on helical piers screwed into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The asymmetric, helical ridges may even inspire low-drag hulls or fuselages that stay streamlined while promoting interior air flows.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024
Over the next three to six months, the structure developed into cartilage containing tissue that closely replicated the ear's anatomical features, including the helical rim, the "anti-helix" rim-inside-the-rim and the central, conchal bowl.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2024
The magnetic fields induced by each atomic magnetic moment cancel each other out, so the helical magnets do not generate any macroscopic magnetic field.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024
Seen this way, the structure resembles a spiral staircase with the base pairs forming the steps. helical symmetry, the locations of the atoms in one nucleotide would automatically generate the other positions.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
