Example Sentences

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Specialized optics changed the direction of oscillation of the radiation so that it moved, figuratively speaking, helically through space.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

The study revealed that pterosaurs had spoke-like bones in their necks organized helically, like the spokes on a bicycle wheel.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

Other structures create similar effects: for example, helically arranged cellulose microfibers make marble berries glisten with a shiny, metallic shade of blue.

From Scientific American • Nov. 13, 2020

How or why these crystallite needles are helically organized remains an unanswered question.

From Scientific American • May 3, 2018

This was particularly true if they were helically stacked.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson