Helix

//ˈhiːlɪks//

"Helix" in a Sentence (11 examples)

The double helix that encodes our genome is an elegant structure.

DNA is known for its double helix shape.

Your admittedly impressive knowledge of helix geometry is of tertiary importance to our present goals.

Hedera helix is an ivy that can be grown indoors.

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a double helix molecule which contains the genetic information of every living being.

When you visualize a DNA structure, you probably think about the well-known ‘double helix’ that was revealed in 1953 by Cambridge University scientists James Watson and Francis Crick.

helix piercing

A large positive inclination gives a chip which will helix out of the space between the face mill and the workpiece.

When the shaft is unsupported, the large torque tends to helix the inner core, and if the casing is not stiff enough, it will helix the casing also.

The decrease in d enhances the probability that remaining SDLs will helix, leading to an outward traveling wave of helixing and a jump in 5d.

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Conceptually, this field will helix up from the genital tip, here modelled as the caudal singularity of the left and right domains of the H-CFs.

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