curve vs helix

curve and helix both are nouns.

curve is a verb but helix is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
curve	Yes	No	Yes	No
helix	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, helix is a hyponym of curve; that is, helix is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than curve:

curve: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
helix: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

Other hyponyms of curve include bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape, normal curve, meander, closed curve, S-shape, catenary, Cupid's bow, undulation, wave, extrados, gooseneck, intrados, bend, crook, turn, twist, crotchet, hook, envelope, arc, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop, spiral, spiral, perversion, sinuosity, sinuousness, arch, bell, bell shape, campana, arc, bow, crescent, quadric, quadric surface, lemniscate, line roulette, roulette, pedal curve, indifference curve, demand curve, polygonal chain, conchoid, brachistochrone, supply curve, cosine curve, cotangent curve, tangent curve.

curve (noun)	helix (noun)
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)	a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
a line on a graph representing data
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

curve (verb)	helix (verb)
form a curl, curve, or kink
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
form an arch or curve
bend or cause to bend
extend in curves and turns

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