HELIX
What does "HELIX" mean?
A three-dimensional spiral curve, like the shape of a screw thread or DNA.
Meanings
- A curve that winds around a central axis at a constant angle, like a corkscrew. The DNA molecule twists into a double helix.
- The curved outer rim of the human ear. She wore a small ring through the helix of her ear. technical
Did you know?
- The most famous helix in science is barely 70 years known: Watson and Crick published DNA's double-helix structure in 1953, leaning on Rosalind Franklin's X-ray image.
Word origin
From Greek 'helix' ('a spiral, twist'), related to the verb 'helissein' ('to turn, roll'); borrowed into Latin and then English.
Remember it
HELIX ends in X like a spiral crossing itself - and a corkscrew climbs the same way the word's E-L-I-X turns.
A little poem
Two ladders, one twist-
every step you climb, the rail
is climbing too.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the spiral staircase apply for two jobs? It was a double helix - it does everything in pairs and never goes straight.
What it teaches
A helix never repeats itself, yet always returns to the same angle - progress and pattern are not opposites.
Quick facts
What does HELIX mean?
A three-dimensional spiral curve, like the shape of a screw thread or DNA.
Is HELIX a valid word?
Yes — HELIX is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is HELIX?
HELIX has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does HELIX come from?
From Greek 'helix' ('a spiral, twist'), related to the verb 'helissein' ('to turn, roll'); borrowed into Latin and then English.
What can HELIX teach us?
A helix never repeats itself, yet always returns to the same angle - progress and pattern are not opposites.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.