Whorl (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a circular arrangement of like parts, as leaves or flowers, around a point on an axis; verticil.
  2. one of the turns or volutions of a spiral shell.
  3. anything shaped like a coil.
  4. one of the central ridges of a fingerprint, forming at least one complete circle.
  5. a flywheel or pulley, as for a spindle.
noun
  1. a radial arrangement of three or more petals, stamens, leaves, etc, around a stem
  2. a single turn in a spiral shell
  3. one of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint, formed by several complete circular ridges one inside another
  4. anything shaped like a coil
    Whorl (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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