two-start

English

Alternative forms

• 2-start

Adjective

two-start (not comparable)

1. (mathematics, in two dimensions) Describing a double spiral that starts at the origin and divides the plane into two
2. (mathematics, in three dimensions) Describing a construction of two helices that wrap around the same cylinder; if infinite, would divide the surface of the cylinder into two

Related terms

• multi-start
• one-start