螺旋 — meaning in English
luó xuán
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English meaning
- helix noun A three-dimensional spiral curve, like the shape of a screw thread or a spiral staircase.
- prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
- rotor noun The rotating part of a motor, generator, or similar machine.
- spiral noun A curve that winds around a center point while moving steadily outward or inward.
Senses
螺旋 is used for these senses in English:
- airscrew The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
- helix (mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.
- prop The propeller of an aircraft or boat.
- rotor (aviation) The wing of a helicopter or other rotary-wing aircraft.
- spiral (geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
helix — full definition
- noun A three-dimensional spiral curve, like the shape of a screw thread or a spiral staircase.
- noun The curved outer rim of the ear.
prop — full definition
- noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
- noun An object used on a stage or film set to help tell the story.
- noun A proposition on an election ballot.
- verb To support something by placing an object under or against it.