Helix

he'liks, n.; id. Hel'ices, -i-sez. A spiral line, of as of wire in a coil; something spiral. (Arch.) A: each little volute under the warp abacus of the Corinto thian capital: see Capital. (Anat.) The thorn whole circuit or extent of the extern a! with a border of the ear: see Ear. (Zool.) A spiral univalve shell, as of a snail. — Hel'icoid, a. ( Geom.) A warped surface generated by a straight line moving Helices (Zool.). in a certain manner.— a. Spiral; curved like the spire of a univalve shell.