whorl

Significado (Inglês)

Noun

1. Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
2. A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
3. A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
4. Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint.
5. A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle.

Verb

To form a pattern of concentric circles.

Conceitos

anel

💍

cacho

espira

hélice

rosca

espiral

bobine

Sinônimos

coil

spiral

curl

ringlet

helix

curlicue

volute

roll

scroll

📜

gyre

spindle whorl

verticil

twirl

lock

🔒

convolution

twist

whirlpool

winding

wrench

🔧

finger whorl

wharve

sausage curl

annulus

whorl of hair

flourish

gang

glomerule

loop

➿

mob

peg-top

ring

💍

spindle

spinning top

squiggle

swirl

top

🔝

turbulent flow

twine

Traduções

voluta

verticille

circunvolución

poids

ruedecilla

ağırşak

Spirale

Spindel

Windung

verticillus

espiral

Kreisel

🔝

bucle

Kringel

➿

forma espiral

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/(h)wɔː(ɹ)l/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From alteration of whirl (verb).