Helix — meaning in English

English meaning

• helix noun A three-dimensional spiral curve, like the shape of a screw thread or a spiral staircase.
• spiral noun A curve that winds around a center point while moving steadily outward or inward.

Senses

Helix is used for these senses in English:

• spiral (informal) A helix.

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.

spiral — full definition

1. noun A curve that winds around a center point while moving steadily outward or inward.
2. noun A process that keeps building on itself, making it hard to stop.
3. verb To move in a spiral path, or to steadily worsen or increase.

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