Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
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. · A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital. · The incurved rim of the external ear. · An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo form or cause to form a helix.
From Latin helix, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “something twisted or spiral”).
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