- helix
- helix "a spiral thing," 1560s, from L. helix "spiral," from Gk. helix (gen. helikos), related to eilein "to turn, twist, roll," from PIE *wel-ik-, from root *wel- "to turn, revolve" (see VULVA (Cf. vulva)).
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hélix — hélix … Dictionnaire des rimes
Helix — ? Helix … Википедия
hélix — [ eliks ] n. m. • 1690; gr. helix « spirale » 1 ♦ Anat. Ourlet du pavillon de l oreille, décrivant un demi cercle en partant de la conque jusqu à la partie supérieure du lobule. 2 ♦ Zool. Escargot. ● hélix nom masculin (latin scientifique helix,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Helix SF — is a quarterly American speculative fiction online magazine edited by William Sanders and Lawrence Watt Evans. The poetry editor is Bud Webster.Sanders began the magazine as a place where writers could publish things that none of the regular… … Wikipedia
helix — HÉLIX s.n. (anat.) Margine a pavilionului urechii. [< fr. hélix, cf. gr. helix]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 20.04.2005. Sursa: DN HÉLIX s. n. margine a pavilionului urechii. (< fr. hélix) … Dicționar Român
hélix — m. anat. Repliegue semicircular en el borde del pabellón de la oreja. Medical Dictionary. 2011. hélix repliegue semicircular que forma el … Diccionario médico
helix — helix; helix·in; helix·om·e·ter; su·per·helix; … English syllables
Helix — He lix, n.; pl. L. {Helices}, E. {Helixes}. [L. helix, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to turn round; cf. L. volvere, and E. volute, voluble.] 1. (Geom.) A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helix — Helix, OR U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 183 Housing Units (2000): 68 Land area (2000): 0.114338 sq. miles (0.296135 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.114338 sq. miles (0.296135 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Helix, OR — U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 183 Housing Units (2000): 68 Land area (2000): 0.114338 sq. miles (0.296135 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.114338 sq. miles (0.296135 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
