Used in a Sentence

helices

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for helices.

Editorial note

From there will need to apply constraints for tangency with the helices while staying fixed on the cylindrical body.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of helices gathered in one view.

noun

An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.

noun

(anatomy) The incurved rim of the external ear.

noun

(architecture) A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for helices.

noun

An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.

noun

(anatomy) The incurved rim of the external ear.

noun

(architecture) A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.

noun

(mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.

Example sentences

1

From there will need to apply constraints for tangency with the helices while staying fixed on the cylindrical body.

2

We’re talking: Phosphate di-ester groups Right-handed helices Bases on the inside, phosphates on the outside (optimized for cation access!

3

Can someone explain to me how a centrosymettrically inverted structure will get some of the helices correct?

4

The rotor itself is composed of a number of alpha-helices that have a single location for a motile hydrogen to attach.

5

Texas also uses retro reflective anti-theft plates with the double helices down the middle.

6

I just can't see how a centrosymettrically inverted structure would get some of the helices correct Ok, downvoted.

7

The first problem is secondary structure assignment, that is, which are the alpha helices, beta sheets, and other (coil/turns).

8

In the case of the article, two half-helices ‘overlap’ when they are each two halves of the bounadry of the same DNA segment.

9

This hyper-convoluted mechanism leverages the intrinsic infra-doodlality of its multitudinous nano-digitators, producing a reiterative bi-fractal resonance with every flicker of the reciprocal quark-flux nano-helices.

10

Larger proteins (a few alpha helices and beta sheets), the folding process can be studied if you start with structures near the native state.

11

The ribbons and helices you see in those pictures are abstract representations of the underlying positions of specific arrangements of carbon atoms along the backbone.

12

I would take adenosine, guanine, taurine, and cytosine and pair them into double helices.

Quote examples

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Most proteins are "globular," think kind of round balls of scrunched up string, arranged in alpha-helices and some beta-sheets.

2

Often the ribbons (alpha-helices and beta=sheets) form "protein domains".

3

“ Secondary structural analysis of the Omicron variant reveals a higher proportion of alpha-helices than the Delta variant but less extended strand and random coil structures, leading to more structural stability.” It goes on from there.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use helices in a sentence?

From there will need to apply constraints for tangency with the helices while staying fixed on the cylindrical body.

What does helices mean?

An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.

What part of speech is helices?

helices is commonly used as noun.