Helix
31helix — [[t]hi͟ːlɪks[/t]] helixes N COUNT A helix is a spiral shape or form. [TECHNICAL] Coil the fibre into a helix …
32helix — A three dimensional spiral; a curve that lies on a cylinder or cone. Spirals helixes and volutes are among the ten classes of patterns. The chirality of a helix is the direction of its turning, or handedness. A right handed helix turns as a… …
33helix — UK [ˈhiːlɪks] / US [ˈhɪlɪks] noun [countable] Word forms helix : singular helix plural helixes or helices UK [ˈhiːlɪsiːz] / US [ˈhɪlɪsɪz] maths a shape formed by a long, continuously curving line …
34helix — he•lix [[t]ˈhi lɪks[/t]] n. pl. hel•i•ces [[t]ˈhɛl əˌsiz[/t]] he•lix•es 1) a spiral 2) math. the curve formed by a straight line drawn on a plane when that plane is wrapped around a cylindrical surface, esp. a right circular cylinder, as the… …
35helix — n. (pl. helices) 1 a spiral curve (like a corkscrew) or a coiled curve (like a watch spring). 2 Geom. a curve that cuts a line on a solid cone or cylinder, at a constant angle with the axis. 3 Archit. a spiral ornament. 4 Anat. the rim of the… …
36Helix — n. (pl. helices) 1 a spiral curve (like a corkscrew) or a coiled curve (like a watch spring). 2 Geom. a curve that cuts a line on a solid cone or cylinder, at a constant angle with the axis. 3 Archit. a spiral ornament. 4 Anat. the rim of the… …
37HÉLIX — s. m. T. d Anat. Le grand bord, le tour de l oreille externe. La rainure de l hélix …
38HÉLIX — n. m. T. d’Anatomie Le grand bord, le tour de l’oreille externe. La rainure de l’hélix …
39helix — n.; pl. helices [Gr. helix, a spiral] Having a spiral form …
40helix — he|lix [ˈhi:lıks] n plural helices [ lısi:z] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: Greek] technical a line that curves and rises around a central line = ↑spiral →↑double helix …
