helix
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The meaning (definition) of the word helix
a curly twisty shape like a slinky or a corkscrew
The word helix used in a sentence
“A helix shape twists around like a spiral staircase.”
The plural of the word helix
helixes
How the word helix is said around the world
| French | hélix (ayleeks) |
| Spanish | hélice (ayleethay) |
| Mandarin | 螺旋 (luó xuán) |
| Hindi | कुंडलित वक्रता (koondlit vukruhtah) |
| Arabic | حلزون (hahlahzoon) |
| Russian | спираль (spiral') |
| Portuguese (EU) | hélice (eleesi) |
| Portuguese (BR) | hélice (eleesew) |
| Japanese | ヘリックス (herikkusu) |
| German | Wendel (venduhl) |
| Urdu | ہیلکس (hayluhkuhs) |
| Punjabi | ਹੇਲਿਕਸ (haylikuhs) |
| Korean | 나선 (naseon) |
| Hebrew | חֶלזוֹנִית (khaylzohneet) |
| Greek | έλιξ (elix) |
| Dutch | helix (hayliks) |
| Tagalog | heliks (heleeks) |
| Vietnamese | xoắn ốc (swahurn ohurk) |
| Turkish | sarmal (sahrmahl) |
| Persian | مارپیچ (mahrpeech) |
| Polish | spirala (speerahlah) |
| Ukrainian | спіраль (spiral) |
| Bengali | হেলিক্স (hayleekshaw) |
| Swedish | helix (hayleeks) |
| Italian | elica (eleekah) |
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