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Definitions for Helices

[1] a plural of helix.
[2] a spiral.
[3] Geometry . the curve formed by a straight line drawn on a plane when that plane is wrapped around a cylindrical surface of any kind, especially a right circular cylinder, as the curve of a screw. Equation: x = a sinθ, y = a cosθ, z = b θ.
[4] Architecture . a spiral ornament. (in a Corinthian capital) either of two scrolls issuing from a cauliculus. Compare Corinthian(def 2) .
[5] Anatomy . the curved fold forming most of the rim of the external ear.
[6] Biochemistry . alpha helix.
[7] of, relating to, or characteristic of Corinth.
[8] Architecture . noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders invented in ancient Greece and similar in most respects to the Ionic but usually of slenderer proportions, and characterized by a deep capital with a round bell decorated with acanthus leaves and a square abacus with concave sides. The Corinthian capital has typically two distinct rows of acanthus leaves above which appear eight fluted sheaths, from each of which spring two scrolls (helices) , of which one curls beneath a corner of the abacus as half of a volute and the other curls beneath the center of the abacus. Compare composite(def 3) , Doric(def 3) , Ionic(def 1) , Tuscan(def 2) .
[9] ornate, as literary style.
[10] luxurious or licentious.
[11] pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Corinth, in the 7th and early 6th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by human, animal, and ornamental motifs, painted boldly in a black figure style on a terra-cotta ground, often arranged in tiers around the vase.
[12] a native or inhabitant of Corinth.
[13] a man about town, especially one who lives luxuriously or, sometimes, dissolutely.
[14] an amateur yachtsman.
[15] Manège . a horse-show class in which each contestant must be a member of a recognized hunt and wear regulation hunt livery. Compare appointment(def 7) .
[16] a plural of helix
[17] of, characteristic of, or relating to Corinth
[18] of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a bell-shaped capital having carved ornaments based on acanthus leaves See also Ionic, Doric, composite (def. 4), Tuscan
[19] given to luxury; dissolute
[20] ornate and elaborate
[21] a native or inhabitant of Corinth
[22] an amateur sportsman
[23] rare a man about town, esp one who is dissolute
[24] a curve that lies on a cylinder or cone, at a constant angle to the line segments making up the surface; spiral
[25] a spiral shape or form
[26] the incurving fold that forms the margin of the external ear
[27] another name for volute (def. 2)
[28] any terrestrial gastropod mollusc of the genus Helix, which includes the garden snail (H. aspersa )

Words related to Helices

screw, tangle, curve, flourish, braid, tendril, trajectory, arc, arch, contour, loop, nexus, contortion, twist, whorl, perplexity, bunch, whirl, ligature, spiral

Words nearby Helices

helical gear, helical rack, helical scan, helicase, heliced, helices, helichrysum, helicine, helicine artery, helicity, helicline

Origin of Helices

Corinthian1350–1400; Middle English Corinthi(es ) men of Corinth (< Latin Corinthiī < Greek Korínthioi; see Corinth) + -an

Word origin for Helices

xC16: from Latin, from Greek: spiral; probably related to Greek helissein to twist

Synonyms for Helices

screw, tangle, bond, braid, bunch, coil, connection, contortion, entanglement, gnarl, hitch, joint, kink, ligament, ligature, link, mat, nexus, perplexity, rosette, snag, snarl, spiral, splice, tie, twirl, twist, warp, whirl, whorl, yoke, vinculum