Helix

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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. (Zool.) 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}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  helix
       n 1: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and
            cuts the element at a constant angle [syn: {spiral}]
       2: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous
          series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: {coil}, {spiral},
          {volute}, {whorl}]
       3: type genus of the family Helicidae [syn: {genus Helix}]
       [also: {helices} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "helix":
     cirrus, coil, corkscrew, curl, curlicue, evolute, gyre, involute,
     kink, ringlet, roll, screw, scroll, spiral, swirl, tendril, twirl,
     twist, volute, volution, vortex, whirl, whorl
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Helix
       
          A {hardware description language} from {Silvar-Lisco}.
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Helix, OR (city, FIPS 33250)
    Location: 45.85025 N, 118.65739 W
    Population (1990): 150 (55 housing units)
    Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 97835

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Helix, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
     Population (2000):    183
     Housing Units (2000): 68
     Land area (2000):     0.114338 sq. miles (0.296135 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.114338 sq. miles (0.296135 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            33250
     Located within:       Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
     Location:             45.850847 N, 118.658297 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     97835
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Helix, OR
      Helix