hairpin vs helix

hairpin

noun
  • A kind of ribozyme; hairpin ribozyme. 

  • A pin or fastener for the hair. 

  • A very tight bend in a road; a hairpin bend. 

  • An elongated horizontal v-shaped sign placed underneath a staff to indicate a crescendo or decrescendo. 

helix

noun
  • 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. 

verb
  • To form or cause to form a helix. 

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