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Noun Concept
Categories: Geometric shapes, Articles with short description, Curves, Helices
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helix  spiral  double helix  helical  helical chain
EN
A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle WordNet 3.0
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A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A helix is a shape like a corkscrew or spiral staircase. Wikipedia
The mathematical concept for the shape Wikipedia Disambiguation
Spiral-like space curve. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Smooth space curve Wikidata
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. Wiktionary
Curve. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
curve
shape
analytic manifold
space curve
PART OF
double helix
helicoid
helix
HAS KIND
double helix
Boerdijk–Coxeter helix
Slinky
triple helix
DERIVATION
spiral
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Otto's encyclopedia
DIFFERENT FROM
spiral
helicoid
Helix
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
helix, spiral
Wikipedia
EN
helix
Wikidata
EN
helix
Wiktionary
EN
helix
Wikipedia Redirections
EN
double helix (geometry), helical, helical chain, helices, Helixes
Wikidata Alias
EN
helical, helices, spiral

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