[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
      formed by the thread of the ordinary screw. it is
      distinguished from the spiral, all the convolutions of
      which are in the plane.
      1913 webster

   2. arch. a caulicule or little volute under the abacus of
      the corinthian capital.
      1913 webster

   3. anat. the incurved margin or rim of the external ear.
      see illust. of ear.
      1913 webster

   4. zool. a genus of land snails, including a large number
      of species.
      1913 webster

   note: the genus originally included nearly all shells, but is
         now greatly restricted. see snail, pulmonifera.
         1913 webster
see also:
helices helixes ear snail pulmonifera 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

helix
     n 1: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and
          cuts the element at a constant angle syn: spiral
     2: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous
        series of loops; "a coil of rope" syn: coil, spiral,
        volute, whorl
     3: type genus of the family helicidae syn: genus helix
     also: helices pl
see also:
spiral coil volute whorl genus helix helices 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

23 moby thesaurus words for "helix":
   cirrus, coil, corkscrew, curl, curlicue, evolute, gyre, involute,
   kink, ringlet, roll, screw, scroll, spiral, swirl, tendril, twirl,
   twist, volute, volution, vortex, whirl, whorl

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

helix
     
        a hardware description language from silvar-lisco.
     
     
see also:
hardware description language silvar-lisco 

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

helix, or city, fips 33250
  location: 45.85025 n, 118.65739 w
  population 1990: 150 55 housing units
  area: 0.3 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 97835

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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:            33250
   located within:       oregon or, fips 41
   location:             45.850847 n, 118.658297 w
   zip codes 1990:     97835
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    helix, or
    helix

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