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"A kind of spiral scroll used in Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite capitals, of which it is a principal ornament. The number of volutes in the Ionic order is four. In the Corinthian and Composite orders they are more numerous, in the former being accompanied by smaller ones, called helices; called also voluta. <em>A,</em>volute; <em>B,</em>helix"&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Volute of the Corinthian Capital

"A kind of spiral scroll used in Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite capitals, of which it is a principal…

a conductor, as a copper wire, wound up in a spiral or other form.

Spiral Conducting Coil

a conductor, as a copper wire, wound up in a spiral or other form.

"Section through right ear. 1, helix; 2, concha; 3, outer passage; 4, 5, 6, semi-circular canals; 7, oval window; 8, cochlea; 9, Eustachian tube; 10, eardrum." -Foster, 1921

Ear

"Section through right ear. 1, helix; 2, concha; 3, outer passage; 4, 5, 6, semi-circular canals; 7,…

Details of the ear.

Details of the Ear

Details of the ear.

The external ear consists of an expanded portion named pinna or auricula, and the auditory canal or meatus. Shown is the right pinna viewed from without.

External Ear

The external ear consists of an expanded portion named pinna or auricula, and the auditory canal or…

"External Ear, or Pinna. 1, helix; 2, fossa of antihelix, or fossa triangularis; 3, fossa of helix, or fossa scaphoidea; 4, antihelix; 5, 5, concha; 6, antitragus; 7, lobule; 8, tragus." -Whitney, 1911

External Ear

"External Ear, or Pinna. 1, helix; 2, fossa of antihelix, or fossa triangularis; 3, fossa of helix,…

Horizontal section of right ear; upper half of section, viewed from below.

Horizontal Section of Ear

Horizontal section of right ear; upper half of section, viewed from below.

"A copper wire coiled, by winding it around a piece of wood. The turns of the wire should be close together for actual experiment, they being parted in the figure to show the place of the iron to be magnetized. The best method is, to place the coiled wire, which is called the electrical helix, in a glass tube, the two ends of the wire, of course, projecting. Then placing the body to be magnetized within the folds, send the galvanic influence through the whole by placing the poles of the battery in the cups." &mdash;Comstock, 1850

Electrical Helix

"A copper wire coiled, by winding it around a piece of wood. The turns of the wire should be close together…

Hedera Helix Raegneria is an ivy with large, dark green, leathery leaves. It is a tree ivy.

Hedera Helix Raegneriana

Hedera Helix Raegneria is an ivy with large, dark green, leathery leaves. It is a tree ivy.

Helix refers to a genus of snails. They are generally found in cool, damp environments, as they easily suffer from moisture loss.

Helix

Helix refers to a genus of snails. They are generally found in cool, damp environments, as they easily…

"Many species hibernate. The land-snails bury themselves in the ground, or conceal themselves under the back of trees, in holes in walls, or even in the stems of large umbelliferous plants. They close the mouth of the shell with a calcareous plate, technically called an epiphragm, which they secrete by means of their mantle, and which is perforated by a small hole to admit the air." &mdash; Encyclopediia Britannica, 1893

Helix Descrtorun

"Many species hibernate. The land-snails bury themselves in the ground, or conceal themselves under…

View of outer surface of left pinna.

Outer Surface of Pinna

View of outer surface of left pinna.

An illustration showing how to construct a screw helix.

Construction Of A Screw Helix

An illustration showing how to construct a screw helix.

Spiral with lines AB and CD drawn on piece of paper shown flat.

Spiral Drawn on Piece of Paper Shown Flat

Spiral with lines AB and CD drawn on piece of paper shown flat.

Spiral with lines AB and CD drawn on piece of paper and rolled into a cylinder to form spiral running from A to D.

Spiral Drawn on Piece of Paper and Rolled

Spiral with lines AB and CD drawn on piece of paper and rolled into a cylinder to form spiral running…