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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 traced on a cylinder or cone by the rotation of a point crossing its right sections at a constant oblique angle. broadly: spiralsense 1b. Examples of helix in a Sentence.
A helix ( / ˈhiːlɪks /; pl. helices) is a shape like a cylindrical 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.
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.
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. Something, such as a strand of DNA, having a spiral shape.
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.
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 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. 4. another name for volute (sense 2) 5. any terrestrial gastropod mollusc of the genus Helix, which includes the garden snail ( H. aspersa)
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.
Definition of helix noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A spiral form or structure. American Heritage Medicine.
