helio

See also: hélio, Hélio, and helio-

English

Noun

helio (plural helios)

  1. A heliotrope (surveying instrument).
    • 1874, Verplanck Colvin, Annual Report on the Progress of the Topographical Survey of the Adirondack Wilderness of New York, for the year 1873:
      A helio or sun-reflecting signal was evidently the desideratum.
    • 1925, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Special Publication - Coast and Geodetic Survey (page 62)
      A light keeper's duties require him to be alone on a station for days or even weeks at a time, showing a helio to the observer in the afternoon for two or three hours and watching by the signal lamp at night.
    • 1968, Arthur Laidlaw Allan, J. R. Hollwey, J. H. B. Maynes, Practical Field Surveying and Computations (page 258)
      On a cloudy but bright day, it is possible to use a helio effectively over moderate distances of about 6 miles. Light keepers should be made aware of this, since they often think that brilliant sun is essential.

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Basque

Chemical element
He
Previous: hidrogeno (H)
Next: litio (Li)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Southern) /elio/, [e̞.li.o̞]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /helio/, [ɦe̞.li.o̞]

Noun

helio inan

  1. helium

Declension

Declension of helio (inanimate, singular only, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive helio helioa
ergative helioak
dative helioari
genitive helioaren
comitative helioarekin
causative helioarengatik
benefactive helioarentzat
instrumental helioz helioaz
inessive helioan
locative
allative
terminative
directive
destinative
ablative
partitive heliorik
prolative heliotzat

Further reading

  • "helio" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • helio” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Galician

Noun

helio m (uncountable)

  1. helium

Latin

Noun

hēliō

  1. dative/ablative singular of hēlium

Spanish

Chemical element
He
Previous: hidrógeno (H)
Next: litio (Li)

Etymology

From New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, sun), because the element was first observed in the solar spectrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeljo/ [ˈe.ljo]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eljo
  • Syllabification: he‧lio

Noun

helio m (uncountable)

  1. helium

Further reading

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