helix

英 [ˈhiːlɪks]

美 [ˈhiːlɪks]

n.  螺旋(形)

复数：helixes　

IELTS化学

BNC.17577 / COCA.22645

牛津词典

noun

• 螺旋（形）
  a shape like a spiral or a line curved around a cylinder or cone

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 螺旋形;螺旋体
  Ahelixis a spiral shape or form.
  1. Coil the fibre into a helix.
     将纤维卷绕成螺旋形。

英英释义

noun

• a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
  1. a coil of rope
  Synonym:coilspiralvolutewhorl
• a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
  Synonym:spiral

双语例句

• He codiscovered DNA's double helix, revealing the code of life to scientists and entrepreneurs alike.
  他和别人共同发现了DNA的双螺旋结构，揭示了科学家和企业家身上具有相同的密码。
• Some biological molecules have the form of a helix.
  有些生物分子呈螺旋状。
• There are five other double helix pairs in the DNA system.
  在dna系统里还有五条其它的双螺旋对。
• The formulation of the helix angle of the device with tapered thread is deduced.
  推导了锥螺纹的螺旋升角计算公式。
• The constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone.
  一个螺旋状物切割圆柱体或圆锥体的某些部分而形成的连续的角。
• Genes are segments of the DNA double helix that encode the information for making proteins.
  基因是一段DNA双股螺旋，其中携带了制造蛋白质的编码资讯。
• Any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests.
  螺旋属中的几种不能食用的蜗牛；是经常具有破坏性的害虫。
• Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA for short) is a kind of germ plasm with the structure of double helix.
  脱氧核糖核酸（简称DNA）是生物体内的一种具有双螺旋结构的遗传物质。
• It provided strong evidence of the structure of D-N-A as a double helix.
  它为脱氧核糖核酸结构呈双螺旋线提供了有力证据。
• The collagen in the serosa is made up of a triple helix molecular structure.
  绒毛膜上的胶原组成了三角形的落选分子结构。