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- Dictionaryhelix/ˈhiːlɪks/
noun
- 1. an object having a three-dimensional shape like that of a wire wound uniformly in a single layer around a cylinder or cone, as in a corkscrew or spiral staircase.
- 2. the rim of the external ear.
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a curve that goes around a central tube or cone shape in the form of a spiral. Baris-Ozer/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geometry: bends, loops & curves. anfractuous. arc. bend. conic. curve. dogleg. elbow. fishhook. geniculate. helically. meander. sigmoidally. spiral. spline. sweepy. swoosh.
a. : an ornamental volute. b. : a coil formed by winding wire around a uniform tube. 2. : the incurved rim of the external ear. 3. : a curve traced on a cylinder or cone by the rotation of a point crossing its right sections at a constant oblique angle. broadly : spiral sense 1b. Examples of helix in a Sentence.
名詞 可算名詞. (《複数形》 音節 he・li・ces 発音記号・読み方 / héləsìːz，híːl‐ /， helixes) 1. 螺旋 ( らせん ); 螺旋状の もの. 2. 【 建築 】 ( 柱頭 の) 螺旋 飾り. 産業のほかの用語一覧. 建築. gusset. hardboard. head. helix. hip roof. hipped.
HELIX meaning: 1. a curve that goes around a central tube or cone shape in the form of a spiral 2. the curved edge…. Learn more.
A three-dimensional spiral curve. In mathematical terms, a helix can be described as a curve turning about an axis on the surface of a cylinder or cone while rising at a constant upward angle from a base.
A helix is a twisted, spiral shape, like a corkscrew. In math, a helix is defined as "a curve in three-dimensional space." If you have ever seen a spiral staircase, you can envision the shape of a helix. To picture the shape of a helix, imagine the coil of a spring inside a sofa, or the shape the threads of a screw make, curling in a spiral.
• A helix is any line in which the curvature and torsion measured anywhere and everywhere are in a constant proportion. • This is similar to the commonly observed phosphate-binding sites at helix termini in other proteins and, in particular, other repressor-operator complexes .
helix in British English. (ˈhiːlɪks ) noun Word forms: plural helices (ˈhɛlɪˌsiːz ) or helixes. 1. a curve that lies on a cylinder or cone, at a constant angle to the line segments making up the surface; spiral. 2. a spiral shape or form. 3. the incurving fold that forms the margin of the external ear.
Definition of helix noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
any terrestrial gastropod mollusc of the genus Helix, which includes the garden snail ( H. aspersa )
