helicon
Meanings
noun
- A large tuba whose coils fit around the player's shoulders.
- A low-frequency electromagnetic wave observed in various plasmas.
name
- A mountain of Boeotia sacred to Apollo and the Muses.
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Etymology
Probably from helic- + -on (“augmentative suffix”), from Ancient Greek ἕλῐξ (hélĭx) + -on, after bombardon.
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