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Auger vs Helicoid - What's the difference?

auger | helicoid |

As nouns the difference between auger and helicoid

is that auger is a carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet while helicoid is a minimal surface in the form of a flattened helix.

As a verb auger

is to use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.

As an adjective helicoid is

having the form of a flattened helix.

auger

English

(wikipedia auger)

Alternative forms

* augre

Noun

(en noun)
  • A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
  • * 1996 , , Virago Press, paperback edition, page 231
    • Pete Burnett needs a fan belt for his auger .
  • A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool).
  • A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts
  • A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.

    • Anagrams

    * * English nouns which have interacted with their indefinite article ----

    helicoid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the form of a flattened helix

    • Noun

    (wikipedia helicoid) (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A minimal surface in the form of a flattened helix.