helix

(Englisch)

Noun

1. 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.
2. A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.
3. The incurved rim of the external ear.
4. An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.

Verb

To form or cause to form a helix.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈhiːlɪks/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Latin helix, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “something twisted or spiral”).

Konzepte

Spirale

Schraube

Wendel

Schneckenlinie

Propeller

Schnecke

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Helix

Ohrrand

Schiffsschraube

Ohrring

Schraubenlinie

Ohrkrempe

Synonyme

spiral

coil

screw

whorl

propeller

volute

snail

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loop

➿

curl

roll

screw propeller

screw thread

scroll

📜

slug

spin

spire

twine

twist

winding

spiral line

finger whorl

helical antenna

corkscrew antenna

helical aerial

toroid worm pipe

spiral motif

coiling

conchoid

earring

helical

helical line

helical spring

intrauterine device

ring

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Übersetzungen

hélice

hélice

elica

hélice

schroefdraad

spirale

schroef

propeller

spiraal

hèlix

slak

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spirale

elice

limaçon

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escargot

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