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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋhilIks 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊhiːliks 〕


Overview of noun helix

The noun helix has 3 senses


  • helix, spiral -- (a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle)

  • coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix -- (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope")

  • Helix, genus Helix -- (type genus of the family Helicidae)