helix
English Thesaurus
1. type genus of the family Helicidae (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | mollusk genus, |
| definition | : | a genus of mollusks (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | garden snail, |
| definition | : | any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | brown snail, helix aspersa, |
| definition | : | serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | helix hortensis, |
| definition | : | a kind of garden snail (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | family helicidae, helicidae, |
| definition | : | land snails including the common edible snail and some pests (noun.animal) |
2. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | construction, structure, |
| definition | : | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hank, |
| definition | : | a coil of rope or wool or yarn (noun.artifact) |
3. a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | curve, curved shape, |
| definition | : | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | double helix, |
| definition | : | a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis (noun.shape) |
4. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | coil, curl, loop, |
| definition | : | wind around something in coils or loops (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | coil, gyrate, spiral, |
| definition | : | to wind or move in a spiral course (verb.motion) |
5. a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | spiral, |
| definition | : | form a spiral (verb.stative) |
6. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | coil, curl, loop, |
| definition | : | wind around something in coils or loops (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | coil, gyrate, spiral, |
| definition | : | to wind or move in a spiral course (verb.motion) |
7. a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | spiral, |
| definition | : | form a spiral (verb.stative) |
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