how to pronounce helicon

/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑːn/

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helicon is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of helicon

noun:

A low-frequency electromagnetic wave observed in various plasmas.
A large tuba whose coils fit around the player's shoulders.

name:

A mountain of Boeotia sacred to Apollo and the Muses.

helicon frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word helicon occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics helicon can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that helicon can be often used in the following areas:

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