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whorl

The correct spelling is whorl.

How to pronounce whorl

noun

IPA: /wɜː(ɹ)l/

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The correct spelling is whorl. A pattern of concentric circles.

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Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.To form a pattern of concentric circles.

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