helix
noun /ˈhiːlɪks/
/ˈhiːlɪks/
(plural helices
/ˈhiːlɪsiːz/
/ˈhiːlɪsiːz/
)- enlarge imagea shape like a spiral or a line curved around a cylinder or cone
螺旋(形) see also double helixTopics Colours and Shapesc2词源mid 16th cent. (in the architectural sense ‘spiral ornament’): via Latin from Greek.