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Definition of helix noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

helix

noun

NAmE//ˈhilɪks//

(pl. helices

NAmE//ˈhɛləsiz//

, NAmE//ˈhiləsiz//

)

a shape like a spiral or a line curved around a cylinder or cone see double helix

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