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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Helix \He"lix\, n.; pl. L. Helices, E. Helixes. [L. helix,
Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to turn round; cf. L. volvere, and E. volute,
voluble.]
1. (Geom.) A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally
inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve
formed by the thread of the ordinary screw. It is
distinguished from the spiral, all the convolutions of
which are in the plane.
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2. (Arch.) A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of
the Corinthian capital.
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3. (Anat.) The incurved margin or rim of the external ear.
See Illust. of Ear.
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4. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of land snails, including a large
number of species.
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Note: The genus originally included nearly all shells, but is
now greatly restricted. See Snail, Pulmonifera.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Helix \He"lix\, n.; pl. L. Helices, E. Helixes. [L. helix,
Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to turn round; cf. L. volvere, and E. volute,
voluble.]
1. (Geom.) A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally
inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve
formed by the thread of the ordinary screw. It is
distinguished from the spiral, all the convolutions of
which are in the plane.
2. (Arch.) A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of
the Corinthian capital.
3. (Anat.) The incurved margin or rim of the external ear.
See Illust. of Ear.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of land snails, including a large
number of species.
Note: The genus originally included nearly all shells, but is
now greatly restricted. See Snail, Pulmonifera.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
helixes
alt.
(plural of en helix)
n.
(plural of en helix)
vb.
(infl of en helix s-verb-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
helixes
alt.
(plural of en helix)
n.
(plural of en helix)
vb.
(infl of en helix s-verb-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
helixes
alt.
(plural of en helix)
n.
(plural of en helix)
vb.
(infl of en helix s-verb-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
helixes
alt.
(plural of en helix)
n.
(plural of en helix)
vb.
(infl of en helix s-verb-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
helixes
Englanti n.
(en-monikko h elixes helix)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
helixes
Engelska n.
(böjning en subst helix)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
helixes'
Engelska n.
(böjning en subst helix)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Helixes /hˈiːlɪksɪz/
اللولب
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
helixes /hˈiːlɪksɪz/
Helices
Synonym: helices
see: helix, double helix
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
helixes /hˈiːlɪksɪz/
Schraubenlinien , Schneckenlinien , zyklindrische Spiralen , Wendel
Synonym: helices
see: helical line, helix, double helix
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
helixes /hˈiːlɪksɪz/
Wendeln , Spiralen , Helixen
Synonyms: spirals, helices
see: spiral, helix
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