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Definition of Helix

1. Noun. A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle.

2. Noun. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops. "A coil of rope"

3. Noun. Type genus of the family Helicidae.

Definition of Helix

1. n. A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve formed by the thread of the ordinary screw. It is distinguished from the spiral, all the convolutions of which are in the plane.

Definition of Helix

1. Noun. (mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase. ¹

2. Noun. (architecture) A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital. ¹

3. Noun. (anatomy) The incurved rim of the external ear. ¹

4. Proper noun. (zoology) A genus of land snail containing many species. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Helix

1. something spiral in form [n -LIXES or -LICES]

Medical Definition of Helix

1. A spiral structure in a macromolecule that contains a repeating pattern. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Helix

helium helium-3 helium-4 helium burning helium dating helium flash helium fusion helium group helium speech helium star

helium stars helium variable helium variables heliumlike heliums helix (current term) helix-coil transition helix-loop-helix motifs helix-turn-helix motifs helix (snails)

helix angle helix destabilising protein helix loop helix helix turn helix helixes helixlike hell hell's bells hell's teeth hell-bent

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