Definitions from Wiktionary (whorl)
▸ noun: Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
▸ noun: (botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
▸ noun: (zoology) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
▸ noun: (anatomy) Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint.
▸ noun: A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To form a pattern of concentric circles.
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▸ noun: Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
▸ noun: (botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
▸ noun: (zoology) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
▸ noun: (anatomy) Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint.
▸ noun: A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To form a pattern of concentric circles.
▸ Also see whorl
Opposite:
Adjectives:
nuclear,
inner,
earlier,
spindle,
postnuclear,
later,
rounded,
embryonic,
upper,
several,
successive
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