Whorl - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|wɜːrl|
Brit.
|wɜːl|
noun
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (syn: coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll)
- a strand or cluster of hair (syn: curl, lock, ringlet)
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops (syn: coil, helix, spiral, volute)
- a strand or cluster of hair (syn: curl, lock, ringlet)
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops (syn: coil, helix, spiral, volute)
Extra examples
They identified a criminal by the whorls of his fingerprints.
Word forms
noun
singular: whorl
plural: whorls
singular: whorl
plural: whorls
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