elicoide

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elicoide f sing (pl.: elicoidi)

  1. (matematica) (geometria) superficie generata da una curva indeformabile soggetta a rototraslazione
  2. (botanica) infiorescenza a spirale
  3. (architettura) scala a chiocciola
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IPA: /eliˈkɔjde/

dal greco ἑλικοειδής ossia "spirale"

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