The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
A spiral-shaped shell, especially that of a snail.
The incurved rim of the external ear.
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.
A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.
An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.
To form or cause to form a helix.