helix
noun[C]
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mathematicsspecialized
acurvethat goes around acentraltubeorconeshapein theformof aspiral
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Geometry: bends, loops & curves
- anfractuous
- arc
- coil
- conic
- curl
- curve
- dogleg
- fishhook
- hyperbola
- hyperbolic
- kink
- loop
- parabola
- peaked
- spline
- tight
- twist
- whirl
- whorl
- wraparound
helixnoun[C](OF EAR)
anatomyspecialized
thecurvededgearound thetopof theouterear:
耳轮The helix is apopularsiteforearpiercings.耳轮是打耳孔的常用位置。
The ear
- anvil
- audiological
- audiology
- auditory nerve
- auricle
- auricular
- auricularis
- cochlear
- Eustachian tube
- labyrinth
- labyrinthitis
- lobe
- lug
- lughole
- middle ear
- otalgia
- oto-
- otologist
- stapes
- tympanum