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HELICOID [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-08-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- trochoconical
1, record 1, English, trochoconical
proposal, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- trochoconic 1, record 1, English, trochoconic
proposal, adjective
- helicoid 2, record 1, English, helicoid
adjective
- planispirally coiled 3, record 1, English, planispirally%20coiled
adjective phrase
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Types of coiling in gastropods: ... Helicoid (Trochospiral): Coiling in which the whorls are arranged spirally in more than one plane. There are different forms of helicoid shells: conical (Trochiform): Conical shells with acute spire and flat base. ... The shell of Nautilus is planispirally coiled. 2, record 1, English, - trochoconical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
planispirally coiled: [Said of a shell] coiled in the same plane (like a cinnamon roll). 4, record 1, English, - trochoconical
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trochocône
1, record 1, French, trochoc%C3%B4ne
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Une] coquille trochocône [...] [est une coquille de Nautile dont] l'enroulement est [...] hélicoïde [...] 1, record 1, French, - trochoc%C3%B4ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-01-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- helicoid 1, record 2, English, helicoid
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a surface resembling that of a screw thread that is generated by a curve which rotates about a straight line and moves in the direction of the line with a velocity whose ratio to the velocity of rotation is constant. 1, record 2, English, - helicoid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hélicoïde 1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9lico%C3%AFde
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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