Definition of helix in English:

helix

nounPlural helices ˈhiːlɪksˈhilɪks

1An object having a three-dimensional shape like that of a wire wound uniformly in a single layer around a cylinder or cone, as in a corkscrew or spiral staircase.
螺旋，螺旋状物
Example sentencesExamples
- Terrified, he ran to a stairwell; its helix curved upward toward the floors above.
- A television monitor showed what was inside: a glowing ball of gas surrounded by a metal helix.
- The building blocks are chosen so that the ribbon curls into a helix.
- Seven of the predicted helices in our final structure are consistent with the model of MacDonald.
- They found that DNA consists of two connected twisted strands in the shape of a helix.
- The crucial trick is that the helix is not even: it has a significantly larger diameter in the middle than at the ends.
- He was looking at the picture of the helix.
- Both had almost the same number of helices, strands and turns.
- It described his proposal for a different type of helical structure, which he called the helix.
- The excess is carefully cut away to fabricate the helix shape.
- The fibers themselves are assumed to be straight helices.
- Although Concrete art is typically austerely geometrical, it is not necessarily so; Bill's sculpture, for example, often uses graceful spiral or helix shapes.
Synonyms
spiral, coil, curl, corkscrew, twist, twirl, loop, gyre, whorl, scroll, curlicue, convolution
technical volute, volution
1. 1.1Geometry A curve on a conical or cylindrical surface which would become a straight line if the surface were unrolled into a plane.
  〔几何〕螺旋线
  Example sentencesExamples
  The conical helix of their upward spiral against the flat blue sky is completely hypnotic.
  A template in the shape of a narrow right-angle triangle is wrapped around the cylinder to be threaded, and the hypotenuse of the triangle forms the line of the helix.
2. 1.2Biochemistry An extended spiral chain of atoms in a protein, nucleic acid, or other polymeric molecule.
  〔生化〕螺旋形链
  Example sentencesExamples
  Part of the gene was not arranged in the double helix structure, they noticed.
  DNA molecules in nature are built from two complementary strands that bind to form the double helix.
  The gray bands indicate the helix regions of the protein.
  It turns out that a helix, essentially, is a great way to bunch up a very long molecule, such as DNA, in a crowded place, such as a cell.
  The double helix of DNA is held together by hydrogen bonds.
3. 1.3Architecture A spiral ornament.
  〔建筑〕螺旋饰
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ross Lovegrove's stairway, with its helix profile, is part of a new tendency by designers to borrow forms from nature.
2Anatomy
The rim of the external ear.
〔剖〕耳轮
Example sentencesExamples
- The ear print on the safe had a circular mark at the top of the ear helix.
- Decrease oxygen saturation in blood in the helix of the ear by using an ear oximeter.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the architectural sense 'spiral ornament'): via Latin from Greek.

Rhymes

Felix

Definition of helix in US English:

helix

nounˈhilɪksˈhēliks

1An object having a three-dimensional shape like that of a wire wound uniformly in a single layer around a cylinder or cone, as in a corkscrew or spiral staircase.
螺旋，螺旋状物
Example sentencesExamples
- Both had almost the same number of helices, strands and turns.
- He was looking at the picture of the helix.
- Seven of the predicted helices in our final structure are consistent with the model of MacDonald.
- The fibers themselves are assumed to be straight helices.
- The crucial trick is that the helix is not even: it has a significantly larger diameter in the middle than at the ends.
- The building blocks are chosen so that the ribbon curls into a helix.
- A television monitor showed what was inside: a glowing ball of gas surrounded by a metal helix.
- Terrified, he ran to a stairwell; its helix curved upward toward the floors above.
- They found that DNA consists of two connected twisted strands in the shape of a helix.
- The excess is carefully cut away to fabricate the helix shape.
- It described his proposal for a different type of helical structure, which he called the helix.
- Although Concrete art is typically austerely geometrical, it is not necessarily so; Bill's sculpture, for example, often uses graceful spiral or helix shapes.
Synonyms
spiral, coil, curl, corkscrew, twist, twirl, loop, gyre, whorl, scroll, curlicue, convolution
1. 1.1Geometry A curve on a conical or cylindrical surface that would become a straight line if the surface were unrolled into a plane.
  〔几何〕螺旋线
  Example sentencesExamples
  A template in the shape of a narrow right-angle triangle is wrapped around the cylinder to be threaded, and the hypotenuse of the triangle forms the line of the helix.
  The conical helix of their upward spiral against the flat blue sky is completely hypnotic.
2. 1.2Biochemistry An extended spiral chain of atoms in a protein, nucleic acid, or other polymeric molecule.
  〔生化〕螺旋形链
  Example sentencesExamples
  Part of the gene was not arranged in the double helix structure, they noticed.
  DNA molecules in nature are built from two complementary strands that bind to form the double helix.
  The gray bands indicate the helix regions of the protein.
  The double helix of DNA is held together by hydrogen bonds.
  It turns out that a helix, essentially, is a great way to bunch up a very long molecule, such as DNA, in a crowded place, such as a cell.
3. 1.3Architecture A spiral ornament.
  〔建筑〕螺旋饰
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ross Lovegrove's stairway, with its helix profile, is part of a new tendency by designers to borrow forms from nature.
4. 1.4Anatomy The rim of the external ear.
  〔剖〕耳轮
  Example sentencesExamples
  Decrease oxygen saturation in blood in the helix of the ear by using an ear oximeter.
  The ear print on the safe had a circular mark at the top of the ear helix.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the architectural sense ‘spiral ornament’): via Latin from Greek.

词汇	helix
释义	Definition of helix in English: helix nounPlural helices ˈhiːlɪksˈhilɪks 1An object having a three-dimensional shape like that of a wire wound uniformly in a single layer around a cylinder or cone, as in a corkscrew or spiral staircase. 螺旋，螺旋状物 Example sentencesExamples Terrified, he ran to a stairwell; its helix curved upward toward the floors above. A television monitor showed what was inside: a glowing ball of gas surrounded by a metal helix. The building blocks are chosen so that the ribbon curls into a helix. Seven of the predicted helices in our final structure are consistent with the model of MacDonald. They found that DNA consists of two connected twisted strands in the shape of a helix. The crucial trick is that the helix is not even: it has a significantly larger diameter in the middle than at the ends. He was looking at the picture of the helix. Both had almost the same number of helices, strands and turns. It described his proposal for a different type of helical structure, which he called the helix. The excess is carefully cut away to fabricate the helix shape. The fibers themselves are assumed to be straight helices. Although Concrete art is typically austerely geometrical, it is not necessarily so; Bill's sculpture, for example, often uses graceful spiral or helix shapes. Synonyms spiral, coil, curl, corkscrew, twist, twirl, loop, gyre, whorl, scroll, curlicue, convolution technical volute, volution 1.1Geometry A curve on a conical or cylindrical surface which would become a straight line if the surface were unrolled into a plane. 〔几何〕螺旋线 Example sentencesExamples The conical helix of their upward spiral against the flat blue sky is completely hypnotic. A template in the shape of a narrow right-angle triangle is wrapped around the cylinder to be threaded, and the hypotenuse of the triangle forms the line of the helix. 1.2Biochemistry An extended spiral chain of atoms in a protein, nucleic acid, or other polymeric molecule. 〔生化〕螺旋形链 Example sentencesExamples Part of the gene was not arranged in the double helix structure, they noticed. DNA molecules in nature are built from two complementary strands that bind to form the double helix. The gray bands indicate the helix regions of the protein. It turns out that a helix, essentially, is a great way to bunch up a very long molecule, such as DNA, in a crowded place, such as a cell. The double helix of DNA is held together by hydrogen bonds. 1.3Architecture A spiral ornament. 〔建筑〕螺旋饰 Example sentencesExamples Ross Lovegrove's stairway, with its helix profile, is part of a new tendency by designers to borrow forms from nature. 2Anatomy The rim of the external ear. 〔剖〕耳轮 Example sentencesExamples The ear print on the safe had a circular mark at the top of the ear helix. Decrease oxygen saturation in blood in the helix of the ear by using an ear oximeter. Origin Mid 16th century (in the architectural sense 'spiral ornament'): via Latin from Greek. Rhymes Felix Definition of helix in US English: helix nounˈhilɪksˈhēliks 1An object having a three-dimensional shape like that of a wire wound uniformly in a single layer around a cylinder or cone, as in a corkscrew or spiral staircase. 螺旋，螺旋状物 Example sentencesExamples Both had almost the same number of helices, strands and turns. He was looking at the picture of the helix. Seven of the predicted helices in our final structure are consistent with the model of MacDonald. The fibers themselves are assumed to be straight helices. The crucial trick is that the helix is not even: it has a significantly larger diameter in the middle than at the ends. The building blocks are chosen so that the ribbon curls into a helix. A television monitor showed what was inside: a glowing ball of gas surrounded by a metal helix. Terrified, he ran to a stairwell; its helix curved upward toward the floors above. They found that DNA consists of two connected twisted strands in the shape of a helix. The excess is carefully cut away to fabricate the helix shape. It described his proposal for a different type of helical structure, which he called the helix. Although Concrete art is typically austerely geometrical, it is not necessarily so; Bill's sculpture, for example, often uses graceful spiral or helix shapes. Synonyms spiral, coil, curl, corkscrew, twist, twirl, loop, gyre, whorl, scroll, curlicue, convolution 1.1Geometry A curve on a conical or cylindrical surface that would become a straight line if the surface were unrolled into a plane. 〔几何〕螺旋线 Example sentencesExamples A template in the shape of a narrow right-angle triangle is wrapped around the cylinder to be threaded, and the hypotenuse of the triangle forms the line of the helix. The conical helix of their upward spiral against the flat blue sky is completely hypnotic. 1.2Biochemistry An extended spiral chain of atoms in a protein, nucleic acid, or other polymeric molecule. 〔生化〕螺旋形链 Example sentencesExamples Part of the gene was not arranged in the double helix structure, they noticed. DNA molecules in nature are built from two complementary strands that bind to form the double helix. The gray bands indicate the helix regions of the protein. The double helix of DNA is held together by hydrogen bonds. It turns out that a helix, essentially, is a great way to bunch up a very long molecule, such as DNA, in a crowded place, such as a cell. 1.3Architecture A spiral ornament. 〔建筑〕螺旋饰 Example sentencesExamples Ross Lovegrove's stairway, with its helix profile, is part of a new tendency by designers to borrow forms from nature. 1.4Anatomy The rim of the external ear. 〔剖〕耳轮 Example sentencesExamples Decrease oxygen saturation in blood in the helix of the ear by using an ear oximeter. The ear print on the safe had a circular mark at the top of the ear helix. Origin Mid 16th century (in the architectural sense ‘spiral ornament’): via Latin from Greek.
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