helix
Corkscrew's winding shape
A helix is a three-dimensional spiral curve, like a corkscrew or the threads of a screw.
The shape appears throughout nature and technology: DNA's famous double helix, spiral staircases, coiled springs.
The plural is helices or helixes.
Helical is the adjective: a helical staircase, helical motion.
Coiling plant appendage
- vineTrailing climbing plant
- snail shellMollusk's protective spiral housing
- fiddleheadUnfurling fern frond
- cochleaSpiral hearing organ
horn · tusk · spiral galaxy · whirlpool · tornado · DNA · climbing plant · bindweed
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genesUnits of heredity
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- adeninePurine nucleobase in DNA
thymine · cytosine · guanine · base pairs · replication · transcription · Watson · genomics
Curve winding around center
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- coilWound circular arrangement
- axisRotation reference line
- rotationTurning on an axis
pitch · circumference · cylindrical · parametric · torsion · three-dimensional · winding · revolution
Ascending structure winding around pole
- GuggenheimArts institution, famous architect
- towerTall slender edifice
- rampSloped connecting surface
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
spiraling · cantilever · balustrade · atrium · rotunda · parking garage · lighthouse · minaret
Recoiling metal spiral
- coilWound circular arrangement
- torsionRotational strain force
- tensionStretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
slinky · inductor · solenoid · wire · corkscrew · screw thread · auger · drill bit
External ear or atrial appendage
- antihelixInner ear cartilage ridge
- pinnaExternal ear structure
- conchSpiral-shelled marine gastropod
- tragusEar's inner projection
rook · cartilage · earlobe · piercing · otoplasty · auricular · outer ear
Extinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
- gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature
- shellHard outer covering
- nautilusChambered marine mollusk
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
Jurassic · Cretaceous · fossilization · sedimentary · petrified · coiled shell · mollusk · cephalopod
tendril
Coiling plant appendage
- vineTrailing climbing plant
- snail shellMollusk's protective spiral housing
- fiddleheadUnfurling fern frond
cochlea · horn · tusk · spiral galaxy · whirlpool · tornado · DNA · climbing plant · bindweed · morning glory
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genesUnits of heredity
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
adenine · thymine · cytosine · guanine · base pairs · replication · transcription · Watson · genomics · polymerase
spiral
Curve winding around center
rotation · pitch · circumference · cylindrical · parametric · torsion · three-dimensional · winding · revolution · gradient
spiral staircase
Ascending structure winding around pole
- GuggenheimArts institution, famous architect
- towerTall slender edifice
- rampSloped connecting surface
curvature · spiraling · cantilever · balustrade · atrium · rotunda · parking garage · lighthouse · minaret
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
compression · slinky · inductor · solenoid · wire · corkscrew · screw thread · auger · drill bit · propeller
auricle
External ear or atrial appendage
tragus · rook · cartilage · earlobe · piercing · otoplasty · auricular · outer ear
ammonite
Extinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
paleontology · Jurassic · Cretaceous · fossilization · sedimentary · petrified · coiled shell · mollusk · cephalopod · extinct
- Coilscoil, inductor, spiral, solenoid, choke
- BiotechDNA, bioengineering, genetic testing, gene, DNA sequencing
- proteinsprotein, proteins, albumin, collagen, casein
- polymerspolymer, elastomers, monomer, polyurethane foam, silicone rubber
- Protein MotifsGreek key, sheet, turn, coil, jelly roll
- RNA/DNA Structurehairpin, base pair, stem, bulge, cloverleaf
helixchaos
Complete disorder and confusion
randomness · disorder · tangle · knot · jumble
helixstraight line
Undeviated continuous path
linear path · uncoiled · unwound · straightened · ray
- helicopter seedWinged seed that spins
- helicopter parentsExcessively protective caregivers
- rescue helicopterAircraft for emergency extraction
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- helicopter momsExcessively protective, controlling mothers
- helicopter gunshipsArmed military rotorcraft
helicopter, triple helix, helical, double helix, helixes, helices