It was in the Agora of Athens that the great philosopher Socrates questioned the market-goers on their understanding of the meaning of life, attracting a crowd of Athenian youth who enjoyed seeing the more pretentious of their elders made fools of.
Branching definition, a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant. See more.
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a helix is a spiral, or something shaped like a spiral. An example of a helix is the shape inside the shell of a chambered nautilus sea creature.elix. pl. heâ²lixes or helâ²iÂ·cesÂ·. 1  any spiral, as one lying in a single plane or, esp., one moving around a right circular cone or cylinder at a constant angle, as a screw or bolt thread does. 2  Anat. the folded rim of cartilage around the outer ear.