Helix

Quick meaning: Helix is a noun meaning (architecture) A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.

Meaning

(architecture) A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.

More Meanings

1. (anatomy) The incurved rim of the external ear.
2. An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.
3. To form or cause to form a helix.
4. (mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.

Example Sentences

helix piercing

A large positive inclination gives a chip which will helix out of the space between the face mill and the workpiece.

The decrease in d enhances the probability that remaining SDLs will helix, leading to an outward traveling wave of helixing and a jump in 5d.

Conceptually, this field will helix up from the genital tip, here modelled as the caudal singularity of the left and right domains of the H-CFs.

Word Forms

• helixes
• helices
• helixing
• helixed

Synonyms for helix

Depending on context, synonyms include spiral, coil, whorl, volute.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spiral, coil, volute, whorl, prop, propeller.

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