ruuviviiva — meaning in English

English meaning

• helix noun A three-dimensional spiral curve, like the shape of a screw thread or a spiral staircase.

Senses

ruuviviiva is used for these senses in English:

• helix (mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.
• helix (anatomy) The incurved rim of the external ear.

helix — full definition

1. noun A three-dimensional spiral curve, like the shape of a screw thread or a spiral staircase.
2. noun The curved outer rim of the ear.

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