All helices synonyms

noun helices

• braid — Braid is a narrow piece of decorated cloth or twisted threads, which is used to decorate clothes or curtains.
• tendril — a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
• trajectory — the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
• arc — An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement.
• arch — An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
• contour — You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours.
• screw — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
• tangle — to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.
• curve — A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
• twine — a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
• convolution — Convolutions are curves on an object or design that has a lot of curves.
• lap — the act of lapping liquid.
• ring — a male given name.
• twirl — to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
• spiral — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
• scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
• twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
• turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• bight — a wide indentation of a shoreline, or the body of water bounded by such a curve
• gyration — the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
• whorl — a circular arrangement of like parts, as leaves or flowers, around a point on an axis; verticil.
• wind — the act of winding.
• circle — A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
• roll — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
• loop — a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
• involution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
• helix — a spiral.
• corkscrew — A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.
• curlicue — Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
• undulation — an act of undulating; a wavelike motion.
• complexity — Complexity is the state of having many different parts connected or related to each other in a complicated way.
• contortion — Contortions are movements of your body or face into unusual shapes or positions.
• intricacy — intricate character or state.
• winding — the act of winding.
• swirl — to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
• coil — A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.
• tortuous — full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
• sinuous — having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.
• sinuosity — Often, sinuosities. a curve, bend, or turn: a sinuosity of the road.
• swerve — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
• sweep — to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
• hairpin — a slender U -shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the hair or hold a headdress.
• crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
• bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
• ambit — The ambit of something is its range or extent.
• concavity — the state or quality of being concave
• quirk — a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism: He is full of strange quirks.
• curvature — The curvature of something is its curved shape, especially when this shape is part of the circumference of a circle.
• festoon — a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
• compass — A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.