transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhē-liks ]
noun
( plural he·li·ces ˈhe-lə-ˌsēz, ˈhē- ; also he·lix·es ˈhē-lik-səz)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek; akin to Greek eilyein to roll, wrap — more at voluble
Date: 1563
1. : something spiral in form: as
a. : an ornamental volute
b. : a coil formed by winding wire around a uniform tube
2. : the incurved rim of the external ear
3. : a curve traced on a cylinder or cone by the rotation of a point crossing its right sections at a constant oblique angle ; broadly : spiral 1b