What is another word for helix?
199 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ hˈiːlɪks], [ hˈiːlɪks], [ h_ˈiː_l_ɪ_k_s]
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Synonyms for Helix:
n.
• coil (noun) • convolution (noun)- swirl,
- intricacy,
- winding,
- complexity,
- windings,
- serpentine,
- sinuosity,
- contortion,
- Sinuosities,
- tortuousness,
- undulation,
- sinuousness,
- serpentines,
- Snaking,
- Flexing,
- coiling.
- camber,
- Rondure,
- parabola,
- chord,
- ambit,
- half-moon,
- crook,
- flexure,
- horseshoes,
- swerve,
- compass,
- meniscus,
- festoon,
- round,
- hyperbola,
- ogees,
- hyperbolas,
- cambers,
- concavity,
- vault,
- halfmoon,
- catenary,
- hairpin,
- Curvation,
- circuit,
- ellipse,
- sweep,
- trajectory,
- bow,
- Menisci,
- horseshoe,
- arc,
- incurvation,
- arch,
- circumference,
- Ogee,
- quirk,
- incurvature,
- Ellipses,
- Meniscuses,
- half-moons,
- chords,
- curvature,
- Parabolas,
- contour,
- catenaries,
- bend,
- flexures.
- ligature,
- link,
- tie,
- kink,
- tangle,
- snag,
- entanglement,
- snarl,
- bond,
- hitch,
- bunch,
- warp,
- screw,
- mat,
- nexus,
- perplexity,
- joint,
- Vinculum,
- whirl,
- connection,
- yoke.
- curlicue,
- volutes,
- coil,
- convolution,
- Ligaments,
- torsion,
- thing,
- ligament,
- rosettes,
- knot,
- hank,
- volute,
- spiral,
- gnarls,
- hanks,
- splice,
- corkscrew,
- structure,
- Helixes,
- construction,
- twist,
- whorl,
- rosette,
- curve,
- zigzags,
- loop,
- Torsions,
- Helices,
- involutions,
- corkscrews,
- gnarl,
- involution,
- curlicues,
- mollusk genus,
- tendril,
- curved shape.
- ear.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- Evolute,
- gyre,
- screw thread,
- crimp,
- revolution,
- curl,
- waveguide,
- tracery,
- ammonite,
- rundle,
- vortex,
- buckle,
- Snakestone,
- involute,
- lock,
- spire,
- bay window,
- list,
- screw-shaped,
- scollop,
- worm,
- bow window,
- bar,
- mechanism,
- ringlet,
- caustic,
- snakelike,
- helical,
- volution,
- scallop,
- lunule,
- carve,
- Conchoid,
- bolt,
- snail,
- cirrus,
- arcade,
- drapery,
- propeller,
- Escalop,
- cardioid,
- auger,
- arched roof.
How to use "Helix" in context?
Helix is a word that is derived from the Greek word "helix" which means "turn". It is an anatomical feature of spiral shapes, such as those in the coils of a spiral staircase or the whorls of a shell.
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Hypernym for Helix:
n.
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shape
double helix.
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shape
Hyponym for Helix:
n.
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shape
curved shape, curve.
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shape
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