| NOUN | shape | helix, spiral | a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle |
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| artifact | helix, coil, spiral, volute, whorl | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | |
| animal | Helix, genus Helix | type genus of the family Helicidae |
| Sounds | hhiy'lihks | |
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| Rhymes | acoustics ... UNIX: 110 rhymes with ihks... | |
| Meaning | A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle. | |
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| Synonym | spiral | |
| Narrower | double helix | A pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis |
| Broader | curve, curved shape | The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
| Spanish | espiral, hélice | |
| Catalan | espiral, hèlix | |
| Meaning | A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops. | |
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| Synonyms | coil, spiral, volute, whorl | |
| Narrower | hank | A coil of rope or wool or yarn |
| Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
| Spanish | aduja, espiral, hélice, roleo, rosca, voluta | |
| Catalan | espiral | |
| Adjectives | helical | in the shape of a coil |
| Meaning | type genus of the family Helicidae. | |
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| Synonym | genus Helix | |
| Member of | Helicidae, family Helicidae | Land snails including the common edible snail and some pests |
| Members | Helix hortensis | A kind of garden snail |
| brown snail, Helix aspersa | serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings | |
| edible snail, Helix pomatia | One of the chief edible snails | |
| garden snail | Any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix | |
| Broader | mollusk genus | A genus of mollusks |
| Spanish | género Helix, genus helix, helix, Helix | |
| Catalan | genus helix, helix | |
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