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helices
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n. (helix English)
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n. 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; "a coil of rope" [syn: coil , spiral , volute , whorl ] type genus ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Helix \He"lix\, n.; pl. L. Helices , E. Helixes . [L. helix, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to turn round; cf. L. volvere, and E. volute, voluble.] (Geom.) A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve formed ...
Usage examples of helices.
And even those helices, which must be practically open at both ends, have to be designed and powered to withstand pressures and temperatures obtaining only in the cores of suns.
Plain and encased in Q-type helices they came: biting, tearing, gouging.
As though to compensate, her double helices granted Rachel thick, auburn hair, and the most beautiful skin I have ever seen.