Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun helix

3 senses of helix

Sense 1
helix, spiral -- (a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle)
       => curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)

Sense 2
coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix -- (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope")
       => structure, construction -- (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")

Sense 3
Helix, genus Helix -- (type genus of the family Helicidae)
       => mollusk genus -- (a genus of mollusks)