Helix [1]

Helix [1]

Helix (gr. Ant.), 1) etwas Gewundenes; daher 2) Schnecke; 3) Armband; 4) Winde, Flaschenzug, Schraubengang, Schrauben, u. Spirallinie, Tretrad, Wasserrad u. Ähnl.; 5) von Archimedes erfundene Maschine, um das Abstoßen der Schiffe vom Ufer zu erleichtern; 6) (Anat.), die äußere Ohrleiste, s.d. u. Ohr.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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