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 Definitions of Helicon  [ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒn, -kən]  

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Definition of 'Helicon' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) helicon
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used esp. in military bands.

2. (n.) Helicon
a mountain in S central Greece. 5738 ft. (1749 m): regarded by ancient Greeks as the abode of Apollo and the Muses.


Definition of 'Helicon' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) helicon, bombardon
a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician


Definition of 'Helicon' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Helicon
a mountain in Boeotia, in Greece, supposed by the Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses


Definitions of 'Helicon' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  Helicon
a mountain in Boeotia, Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses; famous for the fountains on its slopes dedicated to the latter.



'Helicon' - Nearby Entries  

helichrysum  helichrysum secundiflorum  helicidae  helicon  helicopter  helicteres  helicteres isora  



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