hélice

See also: Hélice

French

Hélice (propeller).

Hélice (geometry, helix).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /e.lis/

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Noun

hélice f (plural hélices)

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

Further reading

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

Galician

Noun

hélice f (plural hélices)

1. helix

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.li.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.li.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.li.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.li.sɨ/

• Hyphenation: hé‧li‧ce

Noun

hélice f (plural hélices)

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

Noun

hélice m (plural hélices)

1. Alternative form of hélix

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hélice f (plural hélices)

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

Derived terms

• doble hélice

 

Related terms

• helicoidal
• helicoide

 

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “hélice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014