What are some opposite words for helix?

Antonyms for helix
ˈhi lɪks; ˈhɛl əˌsizhe·lix

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. helixnoun

    Synonyms:
    spiral

  2. helixnoun

    A genus of land snail containing many species.

    Synonyms:
    spiral

  3. helixnoun

    A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.

    Synonyms:
    spiral

  4. helixnoun

    The incurved rim of the external ear.

    Synonyms:
    spiral

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. helix, spiralnoun

    a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

    Synonyms:
    whorl, spiral, genus Helix, coil, volute

  2. coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helixnoun

    a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

    "a coil of rope"

    Synonyms:
    lock, genus Helix, gyre, volute, coil, roll, ringlet, spiral, curl, scroll, whorl, curlicue

  3. Helix, genus Helixnoun

    type genus of the family Helicidae

    Synonyms:
    whorl, spiral, genus Helix, coil, volute

How to use helix in a sentence?

  1. Teymuras Kurzchalia:

    This led us, for instance, to understand that they can not survive without a specific sugar called trehalose, without this sugar, they just dieWhile there are no clear practical applications for a deep understanding of cryptobiosis, that should not be a reason to stop the research, Dr. Teymuras Kurzchalia said.The discovery of semiconductors, or of the double helix structure of DNA, Teymuras Kurzchalia said, took decades to yield a practical use, but ultimately turned out to be revolutionary.

  2. Matt MacDonald:

    People visualize DNA in the classical helix structure in the way that Watson and Crick discovered it, when you put DNA into this solution, though, it starts to organize itself in a bulk liquid crystal. It’s not quite a liquid or a solid, it transitions through phases. That’s what people are seeing through these images. Being able to visualize it in an attractive way is pretty cool.

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