whorl
pronunciation
How to pronounce whorl in British English:
UK [wɜ:l]
How to pronounce whorl in American English:
US [wɜrl]
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- Noun:
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
- a strand or cluster of hair
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
Word Origin
- whorl (n.)
- mid-15c., "the small flywheel of a spindle," perhaps an alteration of whirl. Meaning "circlar arrangement of leaves or flowers round a stem of a plant" is first recorded 1550s. Of seashells or other spiral structures, from 1828. Related: Whorled.
Example
- 1. Ordinary triangular whorl root stress centralizeandinfluencethefatigue life of the bolt seriously .
- 2. Use special ocular to return what can wait to whorl and gear appearance to examine .
- 3. The helicopter is that the whorl wing is similar to a kind of aircraft .
- 4. This is quickly followed by the appearance of the second whorl of stamen primordia .
- 5. Paint a whorl meticulous jinan tradition local flavour snacks .