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Rarewhorl
The correct spelling is whorl.
How to pronounce whorl
noun
IPA: /wɜː(ɹ)l/
Say it like: Wor-l
The correct spelling is whorl. A pattern of concentric circles.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A pattern of concentric circles.
- 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
- 1.To form a pattern of concentric circles.
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