present participle of helix

The practice of wearing a beanie towards the back of one's crown, so as to expose the helix (outer rim) of one's ears.

(mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.

To form or cause to form a helix.

plural of helix

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of helix

simple past tense and past participle of helix

A secondary structure found in many proteins, in which the amino acids are arranged in a coil, or helix, with almost no free space on the inside and all side chains being pointed towards the outside

(metonymically) DNA.

plural of alpha helix