helix
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
Types & categories
- curve hypernym
- double helix hyponym
Related & opposite
- spiral derivation
Sense 2 noun
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
a coil of rope
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spiral |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | curve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | double helix |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | coil |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spiral |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spiral |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hank |