Other Definitions helix (enc)
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Helix| Noun | 1. | helix - a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angledouble helix - a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis; "the structure of the DNA molecule is a double helix" | | | 2. | helix - a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"hank - a coil of rope or wool or yarn structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" | | | 3. | Helix - type genus of the family Helicidaegarden snail - any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests brown snail, Helix aspersa - serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution | |
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