Search Result:helix
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)