Anagram Solver

Definitions for Helix

[1] a spiral.
[2] 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.
[3] Architecture . a spiral ornament. (in a Corinthian capital) either of two scrolls issuing from a cauliculus. Compare Corinthian(def 2) .
[4] Anatomy . the curved fold forming most of the rim of the external ear.
[5] Biochemistry . alpha helix.
[6] a curve that lies on a cylinder or cone, at a constant angle to the line segments making up the surface; spiral
[7] a spiral shape or form
[8] the incurving fold that forms the margin of the external ear
[9] another name for volute (def. 2)
[10] any terrestrial gastropod mollusc of the genus Helix, which includes the garden snail (H. aspersa )

Words related to Helix

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

Words nearby Helix

helistop, helium, helium flash, helium i, helium ii, helix, hell, hell gate, hell has no fury like a woman scorned, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, hell of a

Origin of Helix

1555–65; < Latin: a spiral, a kind of ivy < Greek hélix anything twisted; compare helíssein to turn, twist, roll

Word origin for Helix

C16: from Latin, from Greek: spiral; probably related to Greek helissein to twist

Synonyms for Helix

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