Synonyms for helix
ˈhi lɪks; ˈhɛl əˌsizhe·lix

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1. helixnoun

   Synonyms:
   spiral

2. helixnoun

   A genus of land snail containing many species.

   Synonyms:
   spiral

3. helixnoun

   A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.

   Synonyms:
   spiral

4. helixnoun

   The incurved rim of the external ear.

   Synonyms:
   spiral

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. helix, spiralnoun

   a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

   Synonyms:
   whorl, spiral, genus Helix, coil, volute

2. coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helixnoun

   a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

   "a coil of rope"

   Synonyms:
   lock, genus Helix, gyre, volute, coil, roll, ringlet, spiral, curl, scroll, whorl, curlicue

3. Helix, genus Helixnoun

   type genus of the family Helicidae

   Synonyms:
   whorl, spiral, genus Helix, coil, volute

Matched Categories

1. • Curve
   • Mollusk Genus

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. helixnoun

   Synonyms:
   coil, circumvolution, spiral line

2. helixnoun

   Synonyms:
   snail-shell

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "helix":

   propeller, prop

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1. Matt MacDonald:

   People visualize DNA in the classical helix structure in the way that Watson and Crick discovered it, when you put DNA into this solution, though, it starts to organize itself in a bulk liquid crystal. It’s not quite a liquid or a solid, it transitions through phases. That’s what people are seeing through these images. Being able to visualize it in an attractive way is pretty cool.

2. Teymuras Kurzchalia:

   This led us, for instance, to understand that they can not survive without a specific sugar called trehalose, without this sugar, they just dieWhile there are no clear practical applications for a deep understanding of cryptobiosis, that should not be a reason to stop the research, Dr. Teymuras Kurzchalia said.The discovery of semiconductors, or of the double helix structure of DNA, Teymuras Kurzchalia said, took decades to yield a practical use, but ultimately turned out to be revolutionary.