Helix - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhiːlɪks|
Brit.
|ˈhiːlɪks|
noun
- a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle (syn: spiral)
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops (syn: coil, spiral, volute, whorl)
- type genus of the family Helicidae
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops (syn: coil, spiral, volute, whorl)
- type genus of the family Helicidae
Extra examples
They termed the structure a “double helix.”
They termed the structure a "double helix."
Word forms
noun
singular: helix
plural: helixes or helices
singular: helix
plural: helixes or helices
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