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Helix

A helix (/ˈhiːlɪks/; pl. helices) is a shape like a cylindrical coil spring or the thread of a machine screw. It is a type of smooth skew curve with tangent lines at a constant angle to a fixed axis. Helices are important in biology, as the DNA molecule is formed as two intertwined helices, and many proteins have helical substructures, known as alpha…

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Helix

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples21
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

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Helix

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related to Mathematical description · 4
Helix → As, Cartesian, In, The
is a · 3
Helix → curve in 3-dimensional space, height of one complete helix turn, vector-valued function r
related to Examples · 3
Helix → An, Cedar Point, Corkscrew
related to Handedness · 3
Helix → Handedness, Helices, With
see also · 2
Helix → Alpha, Coxeter
related to Arc length, curvature and torsion · 1
Helix → Cartesian
related to Properties and types · 1
Helix → The

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helices curvature torsion axis curve angle pitch one right-handed constant left-handed displaystyle dna circular space called helical spiral see also

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Helixis aheight of one complete helix turn0.90text
Helixis acurve in 3-dimensional space0.90text
Helixis avector-valued function r0.90text
the circle of fifthsinstance ofmost often extending out of a circle0.80text
so as to represent octave equivalency.In aviationinstance ofmost often extending out of a circle0.80text
geometric pitch is the distance an element of an airplane propeller would advance in one revolution if it were moving along a helix having an angle equal to that between the chord of the elementinstance ofmost often extending out of a circle0.80text
a plane perpendicular to the propeller axisinstance ofmost often extending out of a circle0.80text
Helixrelated to Arc length, curvature and torsionCartesian0.60section
Helixrelated to ExamplesAn0.60section
Helixrelated to ExamplesCorkscrew0.60section
Helixrelated to ExamplesCedar Point0.60section
Helixrelated to HandednessHelices0.60section

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