heliksejä

Heliksejä is a Finnish term that translates to "helices" in English. In a scientific or general context, it refers to a curve in three-dimensional space that winds around a central axis in a specified manner, like a spring or a spiral staircase. The most common example is the DNA double helix, a fundamental structure in biology. Other examples can be found in engineering, such as screws, springs, and propellers. Mathematically, a helix can be described parametrically. The distance between consecutive turns of the helix is called the pitch, and the radius is the distance from the central axis to the curve. The term heliksejä is used in various scientific and technical fields in Finland when discussing these spiral or winding structures.