hélice

Borrowed from Latin helix, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix).

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /e.lis/

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hélice f (plural hélices)

1. helix (blade)
2. propeller
3. (geometry) helix
4. (chemistry) helix

• “hélice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

hélice f (plural hélices)

1. helix

• Hyphenation: hé‧li‧ce

hélice f (plural hélices)

1. a rotating propeller, such as a ship’s screw or a helicopter’s rotor

hélice m (plural hélices)

1. Alternative form of hélix

Borrowed from Latin helīcem, from Ancient Greek ἕλῑξ (hélīx, “spiral”).

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈeliθe/ [ˈe.li.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈelise/ [ˈe.li.se]
• Rhymes: -eliθe
• Rhymes: -elise
• Syllabification: hé‧li‧ce

hélice f (plural hélices)

1. helix
2. (geometry, anatomy) helix
3. propellor

• → Cebuano: elise (“propeller”)
• → Tagalog: elise (“propeller”)

• “hélice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16