Defenition of the word helix

• Defenition of the word helix

  • A structure with a spiral shape.
  • something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
  • type genus of the family Helicidae
  • a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
  • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
  • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

Synonyms for the word helix

• • coil
  • curl
  • genus Helix
  • Helix
  • spiral
  • twirl
  • twist
  • volute
  • whirl
  • whorl

Similar words in the helix

• • helix
  • helix's

Meronymys for the word helix

• • brown snail
  • edible snail
  • family Helicidae
  • garden snail
  • Helicidae
  • Helix aspersa
  • Helix hortensis
  • Helix pomatia

Hyponyms for the word helix

• • double helix
  • hank

Hypernyms for the word helix

• • construction
  • curve
  • curved shape
  • mollusk genus
  • structure

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