ETYM Latin helix, Greek, to turn round; cf. Latin volvere, and Eng. volute, voluble.
Screw-shaped coil.
A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle; SYN. spiral.
Any spiral-formed object; rim of outer ear; snail-shell; screw-thread.
In mathematics, a three-dimensional curve resembling a spring, corkscrew, or screw thread. It is generated by a line that encircles a cylinder or cone at a constant angle.
1. Zavojnica, loznica;
2. mat. Kriva sa beskrajno mnogo zavojaka (ima: Arhimedova, hiperbolna, parabolna, lagoritamska itd. spirala); najobičnija je valjčana ili cilindarska spirala ili zavojnica zvana još i loza; teh. lozasto zavijena opruga, lozasto zavijen feder; lozasto uvijena žica;
3. av. Akrobacija koja se sastoji u tome što se avion, pri spuštanju, obrće oko zamišljene vertikalne ose.
1. City in Oregon (USA); zip code 97835.
2. Type genus of the family Helicidae; Also called: genus Helix.
Lozast, uvijen kao puž ili kao zavrtanj, zavojit, uvojit.