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Word: Helicity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1950s (in helicity (sense 2)): from Latin helix, helic- ‘spiral’ + -ity
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hiːˈlɪsɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
helical character, especially of DNA.
Short Definition:helical character
Definition:
a combination of the spin and the linear motion of a subatomic particle.
Short Definition:combination of spin and linear motion of subatomic particle
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