Definition
A ramp or pathway that spirals around a central axis, like a continuous curved staircase.
Etymology
From helix (spiral) + -cline (slope, from Greek klinein 'to lean'). This architectural term combines Greek roots to describe surfaces that continuously incline while spiraling.
Kelly Says
The Vatican's Bramante Staircase is a famous helicline—you can walk up it continuously without ever turning a corner, and it was so revolutionary when built in the 1500s that it changed how architects thought about space and movement.
Translations
ARالعربية
خط حلقي
khaṭṭ ḥulqī
BNবাংলা
হেলিসাইন
he-li-sai-n
CACatalà
helicàl
he-li-ka-l
CSČeština
heliklina
he-li-ki-na
DADansk
heliklin
he-li-klin
DEDeutsch
Heliklinie
he-li-kli-ni-e
ELΕλληνικά
ελικοειδής γραμμή
e-li-koi-deis gram-mi
ESEspañol
heliculina
he-li-ku-li-na
FAفارسی
خط پیچشی
khaṭṭ pi-che-shi
FISuomi
helikliini
he-li-kli-ini
FRFrançais
hélicoline
e-li-ko-lin
GUGU
હેલિકલાઈન
he-li-ka-lai-n
HEעברית
קו הליציות
ko ha-li-tsi-ot
HIहिन्दी
हेलिकलाइन
he-li-ka-lin
HUMagyar
hélikvonal
he-li-kvo-nal
IDBahasa Indonesia
heliklin
he-li-klin
ITItaliano
linea elicoidale
lee-na e-li-koi-da-le
KKKK
спиральный сызы
spi-ra-l-ny sy-zy
KO한국어
헬리클라인
he-li-keu-lein
MRMR
हेलिकलाइन
he-li-ka-lin
MSBahasa Melayu
heliklin
he-li-klin
NLNederlands
heliclijn
he-li-klijn
NONorsk
heliklin
he-li-klin
PAPA
હેલિકલાઈન
he-li-ka-lai-n
PLPolski
heliklina
he-li-ki-na
PTPortuguês
heliclina
he-li-cli-na
RORomână
helicină
he-li-ci-na
RUРусский
спиральная линия
spi-ra-l-naya li-ni-ya
SVSvenska
heliklin
he-li-klin
SWKiswahili
helikali
he-li-ka-li
TAதமிழ்
ஹெலிகலைன்
he-li-ka-lai-n
TEతెలుగు
హెలిక్లిన్
he-li-kli-n
TRTürkçe
helikalin
he-li-ka-lin
UKУкраїнська
гелікоподібна лінія
he-li-ko-po-dib-na li-ni-ya
URاردو
ہلیکلین
he-li-ke-lin
VITiếng Việt
đường xoắn
duong xoan
ZUZU
helikali
he-li-ka-li