Look up: helix

1. Helix
   [n] - a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle 2. [n] - type genus of the family Helicidae
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2. Helix
   Is the amount of spring a welding wire exhibits. It is measured by throwing a length of wire onto a flat floor and then measuring how high the wire end is from the ground. Ideally the wire should have no helix at all. If the wire exhibits a helix then it may spiral as it leaves the torch contact tip.
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3. Helix
   A path formed as a point advances uniformly around a cylinder, as the thread on a screw or the flutes on a drill.
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4. helix
   a) in electrical recording, a conductor in the form of a helix suitably supported and capable of rotation to form one element of an electrode system used in the scanning of a continuous record; b) in mechanical recording, a helical projection which, in conjunction with a signal-controlled chopper ba...
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5. Helix
   He'lix noun ; plural Latin Helices , English Helixes . [ Latin helix , Greek ..., ..., from ... to turn round; confer Latin volvere , and English volute , voluble .] 1. (Geom.) A nonplan...
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6. helix
   <chemistry, molecular biology> A spiral structure in a macromolecule that contains a repeating pattern. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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7. Helix
   genus Helix noun type genus of the family Helicidae
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8. helix
   (he´liks) pl. he´lices, helixes a winding structure; see also coil and spiral. the superior and posterior free margin of the pinna of the ear. α-helix , alpha helix the complex structural arrangement of parts of protein molecules in which a single polype...
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9. Helix
   • (n.) The incurved margin or rim of the external ear. See Illust. of Ear. • (n.) A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of the Corinthian capital. • (n.) A genus of land snails, including a large number of species. • (n.) A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally in...
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10. helix
    (from the article `ear, human`) ...canal, or acoustic meatus, is called the concha. It is partly covered by two small projections, the tonguelike tragus in front and the antitragus ...
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11. helix
    (from the article `electron tube`) ...the electron beam, and (4) a collector with which to collect the electrons. There are two main types of TWTs, and these are differentiated by the ...
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12. helix
    (from the article `Pauling, Linus`) ...three-dimensional structure of proteins. By folding a paper on which he had drawn a chain of linked amino acids, he discovered a cylindrical ... ...volume of a given cube, a task that cannot be performed using only the ruler-and-compass methods of Euclid`s Elements. Book 4 concerns the ... [2 re...
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13. helix
    helix (s), helices (pl) 1. A spiral. 2. In geometry, the curve formed by a straight line drawn on a plane when that plane is wrapped around a cylindrical surface of any kind; especially, a right circular cylinder, as the curve of a screw. 3. In architecture, a spiral ornament. 4. In anatomy, the curved fold forming most of the rim of ...
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14. Helix
    A hardware description language from Silvar-Lisco.
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15. Helix
    [Marvel Comics] Helix (Rafael Carago) is a fictional character, a mutate superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Tom DeFalco and Todd DeZago in Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage Saga Alpha (part of the Clone Saga). His first appearance as a New Warrior was in New Warriors #62. =...
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16. helix
    Type: Term Pronunciation: hē′liks, hel′i-sēz Definitions: 1. The margin of the auricle; a folded rim of cartilage forming the upper part of the anterior, the superior, and the greater part of the posterior edges of the auricle. 2. A line in the shape of a coil (or a spring, or ...
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17. Helix
    [cipher] March 15 ar:بوابة:طيران/أحداث تاريخية/مارس في الطيران/15 مارس ...
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18. Helix
    [ear] The prominent rim of the auricula is called the helix. Where the helix turns downward behind, a small tubercle is frequently seen: the auricular tubercle of Darwin. ==Additional images== ==Additional images== ...
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19. Helix
    [comics] Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and science fantasy imprint of DC Comics, launched in 1996 and discontinued in 1998. (In early promotional materials prior to the release of the first title, the imprint was called Matrix instead of Helix. It was renamed because of the then-u...
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20. Helix
    [band] Helix are a Canadian hard rock/heavy metal band. They formed in 1974, and are best known for their 1984 single "Rock You". The original lineup was formed by drummer Bruce Arnold, and consisted of lead vocalist Brian Vollmer, guitarists Ron Watson and Rick "Minstrel" Trembley, keyboard...
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21. Helix
    In architecture a helix is a caulicole or little volute under the abacus of the Corinthian capital.
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22. Helix
    [database] Helix is a pioneering database management system for the Apple Macintosh platform, created in 1983. Helix uses a graphical "programming language" to add logic to its applications, allowing non-programmers to construct sophisticated applications. While this sort of ease-of-use shou...
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23. Helix
    [disambiguation] A helix is a spiral-like shape. Helix may also refer to: ==Publications== ==Computing== ==Other uses== ...
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24. Helix
    [gastropod] clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora Helix is a genus of large air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. This genus is native to Europe and the regions around the Mediterranean Sea. Helix is the type genus of the f...
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25. Helix
    A helix (pl: helixes or helices) is a type of smooth space curve, i.e. a curve in three-dimensional space. It has the property that the tangent line at any point makes a constant angle with a fixed line called the axis. Examples of helixes are coil springs and the handrails of spiral staircases. A ...
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