Helix — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈaɪfənˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈiːlɪks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈiːlɪks/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈaɪfənˌeɪt/.

Examples

a coil of rope

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

volute spiral coil whorl genus Helix

Parts of Speech

noun	a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
noun	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops “a coil of rope”
noun	type genus of the family Helicidae

Word Forms

spiral	verb	form a spiral
coil	verb	to wind or move in a spiral course
volute	adjective	in the shape of a coil
helical	adjective	in the shape of a coil

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wendel

eine Kurve, die auf der Oberfläche eines Zylinders oder Kegels liegt und das Element in einem konstanten Winkel schneidet

🇫🇷French

hélix

une courbe qui se trouve à la surface d'un cylindre ou d'un cône et coupe l'élément selon un angle constant

🇪🇸Spanish

hélice

una curva que se encuentra en la superficie de un cilindro o cono y corta el elemento en un ángulo constante

🇮🇹Italian

elica

una curva che giace sulla superficie di un cilindro o di un cono e taglia l'elemento con un angolo costante

🇵🇹Portuguese

hélice

uma curva que fica na superfície de um cilindro ou cone e corta o elemento em um ângulo constante

🇷🇺Russian

спираль

кривая, лежащая на поверхности цилиндра или конуса и разрезающая элемент под постоянным углом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुंडलित वक्रता

एक वक्र जो सिलेंडर या शंकु की सतह पर स्थित होता है और तत्व को एक स्थिर कोण पर काटता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হেলিক্স

একটি বক্ররেখা যা একটি সিলিন্ডার বা শঙ্কুর পৃষ্ঠের উপর অবস্থিত এবং একটি ধ্রুবক কোণে উপাদানটিকে কেটে দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹெலிக்ஸ்

ஒரு உருளை அல்லது கூம்பின் மேற்பரப்பில் இருக்கும் ஒரு வளைவு மற்றும் ஒரு நிலையான கோணத்தில் உறுப்பை வெட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

హెలిక్స్

ఒక సిలిండర్ లేదా కోన్ యొక్క ఉపరితలంపై ఉండే వక్రరేఖ మరియు మూలకాన్ని స్థిరమైన కోణంలో కట్ చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

हेलिक्स

एक वक्र जो सिलेंडर किंवा शंकूच्या पृष्ठभागावर असतो आणि घटकाला स्थिर कोनात कापतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેલિક્સ

એક વળાંક કે જે સિલિન્ડર અથવા શંકુની સપાટી પર રહે છે અને તત્વને સ્થિર કોણ પર કાપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಲಿಕ್ಸ್

ಸಿಲಿಂಡರ್ ಅಥವಾ ಕೋನ್‌ನ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ವಕ್ರರೇಖೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಂಶವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಿರ ಕೋನದಲ್ಲಿ ಕತ್ತರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹെലിക്സ്

ഒരു സിലിണ്ടറിൻ്റെയോ കോണിൻ്റെയോ ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ കിടക്കുന്ന ഒരു വക്രം സ്ഥിരമായ കോണിൽ മൂലകത്തെ മുറിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਲਿਕਸ

ਇੱਕ ਕਰਵ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸਿਲੰਡਰ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਨ ਦੀ ਸਤਹ 'ਤੇ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਤੱਤ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਸਥਿਰ ਕੋਣ 'ਤੇ ਕੱਟਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہیلکس

ایک وکر جو سلنڈر یا شنک کی سطح پر ہوتا ہے اور عنصر کو مستقل زاویہ پر کاٹتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

螺旋

位于圆柱体或圆锥体表面上并以恒定角度切割单元的曲线

🇯🇵Japanese

ヘリックス

円柱または円錐の表面上にあり、要素を一定の角度で切断する曲線

🇰🇷Korean

나선

원통이나 원뿔의 표면에 있고 요소를 일정한 각도로 자르는 곡선

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đường xoắn ốc

một đường cong nằm trên bề mặt của hình trụ hoặc hình nón và cắt phần tử một góc không đổi

🇹🇭Thai

เกลียว

เส้นโค้งที่อยู่บนพื้นผิวของทรงกระบอกหรือกรวยและตัดองค์ประกอบที่มุมคงที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

spiral

kurva yang terletak pada permukaan silinder atau kerucut dan memotong elemen dengan sudut tetap

🇲🇾Malay

heliks

lengkung yang terletak pada permukaan silinder atau kon dan memotong unsur pada sudut yang tetap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحلزون

منحنى يقع على سطح أسطوانة أو مخروط ويقطع العنصر بزاوية ثابتة

🇮🇷Persian

مارپیچ

منحنی است که روی سطح یک استوانه یا مخروط قرار دارد و عنصر را با یک زاویه ثابت برش می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

sarmal

bir silindirin veya koninin yüzeyinde uzanan ve elemanı sabit bir açıyla kesen bir eğri

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֶלזוֹנִית

עקומה השוכנת על פני גליל או קונוס וחותכת את האלמנט בזווית קבועה

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The primary meaning of 'helix' is 'a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle'.

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Using 'helix' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'helix' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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