helical
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The concrete ring was built by the US Air Force in the early 1960s and supported a steerable helical transmitter that could detect activity from thousands of miles away, the trust said.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
It sits not on a foundation but on helical piers screwed into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
"Instead, hydrogen moves preferentially along well-defined helical pathways embedded within an ordered carbon structure."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
The tubes measure about 230 nm in diameter and are made of 5 to 6 right-handed helical fibers that twist together.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025
The visit would give him the opportunity to tell Dorothy about his success with Bill Cochran in working out the helical diffraction theory.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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