Necker and the Estates-General. In the wake of Calonneâs dismissal, Louis XVI brought back Swiss banker Jacques Necker, who had previously served a ten-year stint as director general of finance.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: helix (Noun). 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.helix (Noun). A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.iktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: helix (Noun). 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.
double helix, Watson-Crick helix a representation of the structure of DNA, consisting of two coiled chains arranged antiparallel to each other, each containing information completely specifying the other chain.elix. 1. spiral (2). 2. the superior and posterior free margin of the pinna of the ear. Î±-helix, alpha helix the structural arrangement of parts of protein molecules in which a single polypeptide chain forms a right-handed helix stabilized by intrachain hydrogen bonds.