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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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1. : something spiral in form: such as. 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.
HELIX definition: 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 (/ ˈ h iː l ɪ k s /; pl. helices) is a shape like the cylindrical part of a coil spring or the thread of a machine screw. It is a type of smooth space curve with tangent lines at a constant angle to a fixed axis.
1. a spiral. 2. 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 curve of a screw. 3. a spiral, scroll-like architectural ornament, as a volute on a Corinthian capital.
1. any spiral, as one lying in a single plane or, esp., one moving around a right circular cone or cylinder at a constant angle, as a screw or bolt thread does. 2. Anatomy. the folded rim of cartilage around the outer ear. 3. Architecture.
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.
