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whorl

English

Etymology

From alteration of whirl (verb).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: wûrl, IPA(key): /w??(?)l/
  • Rhymes: -??(r)l
  • Homophone: whirl

Noun

whorl (plural whorls)

  1. A pattern of concentric circles.
  2. (botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
  3. (zoology) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
  4. (anatomy) Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint.
  5. A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle. [from c. 1460]

Translations

Verb

whorl (third-person singular simple present whorls, present participle whorling, simple past and past participle whorled)

  1. (intransitive) To form a pattern of concentric circles.

References

  • whorl in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • whorl in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • whorl, Glossary of Terms, American Rhododendron Society

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dermatoglyphics

English

Etymology

dermato- +? glyphics

Noun

dermatoglyphics

  1. The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
  2. The study of such patterns.

Derived terms

  • dermatoglyphic

See also

  • integumentary pattern

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