three-strand
Braided with thirds
Three-strand describes something made of three interwoven or twisted strands.
The term appears most often with rope or cable, where three-strand construction is a common configuration: three-strand nylon rope.
It also describes braiding techniques for hair or other materials: She wore her hair in a simple three-strand braid.
Interwoven strand pattern
- plaitWoven strand of hair
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- intertwineTwist together mutually
cornrow · fishtail · rope braid · Dutch braid · French braid · challah · interlace · crossing
Thick twisted fibers
- twineStranded cord for tying
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- hawserThick nautical tethering rope
- lineContinuous mark or queue
nautical rope · mooring line · twisted rope · manila rope · hemp rope · sisal · dock line · rigging
Hereditary code molecule
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
base pair · adenine · thymine · guanine · cytosine · genetic code · Watson-Crick · molecular biology
braid
Interwoven strand pattern
intertwine · cornrow · fishtail · rope braid · Dutch braid · French braid · challah · interlace · crossing · sectioning
rope
Thick twisted fibers
line · nautical rope · mooring line · twisted rope · manila rope · hemp rope · sisal · dock line · rigging · lashing
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
replication · base pair · adenine · thymine · guanine · cytosine · genetic code · Watson-Crick · molecular biology · unwinding
necklace
Neck-worn ornament
anklet · beading · clasp · toggle · stringing · herringbone · pendant
- braidsbraid, braids, fishtail braid, box braids, cornrow
- cordagerope, cord, twine, line, hawser