helium group
helium group

helix


Definition: Meaning of, helix in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhiːlɪks /

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helix helices
[countable]
  1. technical a line that curves and rises around a central line [=  spiral]
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Helix


Definition: Meaning of, Helix in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhiːlɪks /

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  1. type genus of the family Helicidae
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    genus Helix
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Helix used in phrases

  • Hedera helix (noun)
    1. old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
  • Helix aspersa (noun)
    1. serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
  • Helix hortensis (noun)
    1. a kind of garden snail
  • Helix pomatia (noun)
    1. one of the chief edible snails
  • double helix (noun)
    1. a shape consisting of two parallel SPIRAL s that twist around the same centre, found especially in the structure of DNA
  • genus Helix (noun)
    1. type genus of the family Helicidae
  • helix angle (noun)
    1. the constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone
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