Definition of whorl in English:

whorl

noun wɔːlwəːl(h)wɔrl

1A pattern of spirals or concentric circles.
Shelley drew larger and larger dark whorls on her notepad
Example sentencesExamples
- These creases are in turn overlaid by circles and whorls of black thread stitching.
- Benches of the same dark wood as the overlays, carved with simple whorls and curves, were pushed up against each wall flanking the doors.
- Women had long hair, but marriageable girls wore their hair twisted up into large whorls on either side of their heads.
- Jordan stared up at his ceiling, contemplating dust whorls.
- The whorl of concentric circles behind them could represent Hollywood or heaven.
- Along a stretch of one road someone has draped strings of little lights in loops and whorls on a line of trees.
- The great blue canvas of the Pacific was stained with pale brown tide lines, circles, whorls and blotches.
- Each involves bending or turning rolls of ink-soaked paper into themselves, creating folds or whorls of curved forms.
- A white archway, over which clung coiling whorls of the vines, gave passage through the hedge.
- For him it is the sanctum housing a god: a speckled marble, with galactic whorls of light in its core.
Synonyms
loop, coil, hoop, ring, turn, curl, twirl, twist, spiral, helix, lap, tier, lock, convolution
1. 1.1Zoology Each of the turns or convolutions in the shell of a gastropod or ammonoid mollusc.
  〔动〕（螺壳的）螺环，轮；壳阶
  Example sentencesExamples
  Pan and Erwin described Erwinispira jucunda and recognized that it has a larval shell of three whorls.
  The shells showed severe abrasion of the whorls, whereas their apertural margins were more resistant and were subjected to almost no abrasion.
  The shells are elongated spirals, with eight whorls and an estimated average aperture-to-length ratio of 28 percent.
  The strong lateral constriction at the beginning of the gerontic whorl is also a diagnostic shell feature of this subfamily.
  Analysis of the ecological reasons for the development of free whorls in modem gastropods may explain the reason for this condition in the Scoliostomatidae.
  Up to 10 whorls were measured on each shell.
  However, the initial whorl of these gastropods is unknown and therefore it is unknown whether it is tightly or openly coiled.
  Generally, soleniscid gastropods have smooth, orthostrophic early ontogenetic whorls and a tightly coiled initial whorl.
  Our results indicate that warm temperatures and moderate to high productivity are associated with larger shells and wider whorls.
  The beautiful nautilus' shell is white to orange, with white stripes and a central, black whorl.
2. 1.2Botany A set of leaves, flowers, or branches springing from the stem at the same level and encircling it.
  〔植〕轮，轮生体
  Example sentencesExamples
  Pines normally produce whorls of lateral branches with no internodal buds along the stem.
  Trillium species are characterized by a single trimerous flower subtended by a whorl of three leaves.
  Leaves were borne in spirals or whorls, probably on short shoots.
  The plant has woody stems, whorls of lance-shaped leaves, and long dense spikes of tubular-shaped light blue, purple, pink, or white flowers from which bees make wonderful honey.
  Thirty terminal shoot segments were harvested randomly from the last whorl of branches at the top of the trees.
3. 1.3 (in a flower) each of the sets of organs, especially the petals and sepals, arranged concentrically round the receptacle.
  〔植〕（花中的）花轮；萼轮
  Example sentencesExamples
  Floral organ identity genes control the identity of the organs in the four floral whorls - the sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels - and act downstream of the meristem identity loci.
  Primordia of the corolla, androecium, and gynoecium arise in three successive whorls.
  Around these reproductive organs is the perianth, usually consisting of an outer whorl of sepals and an inner whorl of petals.
  They may then deviate from a Fibonacci pattern and tend to form approximate whorls of three organs or have a somewhat irregular arrangement.
  Sepals and petals in the outer whorls are not sexual organs, but may serve to attract pollinators.
4. 1.4 A complete circle in a fingerprint.
  （指纹的）螺
  Example sentencesExamples
  With an image size of 4 by 3 inches, it evokes the distinctive whorls of fingerprints as well as the terraced topography of a rugged landscape.
  The patterns of whorls, arches, and loops on the ends of the fingers are unique to each person, and virtually indelible since superficial burns, cuts, or abrasions do not alter them.
  Fingerprints were lifted from the bottle's neck, but the ridge detail - the smudge that reveals the print's loops and whorls - was of lackluster quality.
  The under-layer is now permeated by patterns of curving lines with a resemblance to the whorls of fingerprints.
  The wafers were sealed inside plastic bags and bore the whorls of the fingers that had pressed them.
2historical A small wheel or pulley in a spinning wheel, spinning machine, or spindle.
〈主史〉锭盘
Example sentencesExamples
- The whorl is located at the bottom of the shaft and there is either a hook or a notch at the top of the shaft to catch the yarn.
- A 2oz spindle with a 2 inch diameter whorl works for fine to medium thickness wool.

verb wɔːlwəːl(h)wɔrl

[no object]literary

Spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion.
〈诗/文〉盘旋，打转
Example sentencesExamples
- In subsequent prints, the demurely phallic-shaped object gradually metastasizes into a whorling explosion.
- The big vertical Global Roses in Bloom is all luscious, tumbling, whorling brushwork comprising a rough circular mass of globular, grapelike clusters.
- Another external clue seems to be hair whorling anti-clockwise on the head, which is now also thought to indicate the presence of the ‘C’ gene.
- This system means that people who have two copies of the 'D' gene will be right-handed (as well as having hair that whorls clockwise and a 'normal' brain configuration).
- Histologically, thick collagen bundles were seen, characteristically whorling around vessels in a fibrotic stroma.

Derivatives

whorled

adjective wəːld(h)wɔrld

The cells may be arranged in a nodular or whorled pattern.
Example sentencesExamples
- The black whorled band framing the title is aggressive in its starkness and stylization.
- The whorled leaves collapse when the plant is removed from the water, whereas the leaves of Ceratophyllum demersum remain upright.
- Wentletraps have beautifully whorled shells and take their name from an old Dutch word that means ‘winding staircase‘.
- There were fascicles of spindle cells sometimes arranged in a whorled pattern or admixed with thick collagen fibers.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a small flywheel): apparently a variant of whirl, influenced by Old English wharve 'whorl of a spindle'.

Rhymes

birl, burl, churl, curl, earl, Erle, furl, girl, herl, hurl, knurl, merle, pas seul, pearl, purl, Searle, skirl, squirl, swirl, twirl, whirl

Definition of whorl in US English:

whorl

noun(h)wɔrl(h)wôrl

1A pattern of spirals or concentric circles.
Shelley drew larger and larger dark whorls on her notepad
Example sentencesExamples
- A white archway, over which clung coiling whorls of the vines, gave passage through the hedge.
- These creases are in turn overlaid by circles and whorls of black thread stitching.
- The whorl of concentric circles behind them could represent Hollywood or heaven.
- Women had long hair, but marriageable girls wore their hair twisted up into large whorls on either side of their heads.
- Each involves bending or turning rolls of ink-soaked paper into themselves, creating folds or whorls of curved forms.
- The great blue canvas of the Pacific was stained with pale brown tide lines, circles, whorls and blotches.
- Benches of the same dark wood as the overlays, carved with simple whorls and curves, were pushed up against each wall flanking the doors.
- Jordan stared up at his ceiling, contemplating dust whorls.
- For him it is the sanctum housing a god: a speckled marble, with galactic whorls of light in its core.
- Along a stretch of one road someone has draped strings of little lights in loops and whorls on a line of trees.
Synonyms
loop, coil, hoop, ring, turn, curl, twirl, twist, spiral, helix, lap, tier, lock, convolution
1. 1.1Zoology Each of the turns or convolutions in the shell of a gastropod or ammonoid mollusk.
  〔动〕（螺壳的）螺环，轮；壳阶
  Example sentencesExamples
  The beautiful nautilus' shell is white to orange, with white stripes and a central, black whorl.
  Up to 10 whorls were measured on each shell.
  The shells showed severe abrasion of the whorls, whereas their apertural margins were more resistant and were subjected to almost no abrasion.
  Generally, soleniscid gastropods have smooth, orthostrophic early ontogenetic whorls and a tightly coiled initial whorl.
  The shells are elongated spirals, with eight whorls and an estimated average aperture-to-length ratio of 28 percent.
  However, the initial whorl of these gastropods is unknown and therefore it is unknown whether it is tightly or openly coiled.
  Pan and Erwin described Erwinispira jucunda and recognized that it has a larval shell of three whorls.
  Analysis of the ecological reasons for the development of free whorls in modem gastropods may explain the reason for this condition in the Scoliostomatidae.
  The strong lateral constriction at the beginning of the gerontic whorl is also a diagnostic shell feature of this subfamily.
  Our results indicate that warm temperatures and moderate to high productivity are associated with larger shells and wider whorls.
2. 1.2Botany A set of leaves, flowers, or branches springing from the stem at the same level and encircling it.
  〔植〕轮，轮生体
  Example sentencesExamples
  Pines normally produce whorls of lateral branches with no internodal buds along the stem.
  Thirty terminal shoot segments were harvested randomly from the last whorl of branches at the top of the trees.
  The plant has woody stems, whorls of lance-shaped leaves, and long dense spikes of tubular-shaped light blue, purple, pink, or white flowers from which bees make wonderful honey.
  Trillium species are characterized by a single trimerous flower subtended by a whorl of three leaves.
  Leaves were borne in spirals or whorls, probably on short shoots.
3. 1.3 (in a flower) each of the sets of organs, especially the petals and sepals, arranged concentrically around the receptacle.
  〔植〕（花中的）花轮；萼轮
  Example sentencesExamples
  Floral organ identity genes control the identity of the organs in the four floral whorls - the sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels - and act downstream of the meristem identity loci.
  They may then deviate from a Fibonacci pattern and tend to form approximate whorls of three organs or have a somewhat irregular arrangement.
  Primordia of the corolla, androecium, and gynoecium arise in three successive whorls.
  Around these reproductive organs is the perianth, usually consisting of an outer whorl of sepals and an inner whorl of petals.
  Sepals and petals in the outer whorls are not sexual organs, but may serve to attract pollinators.
4. 1.4 A complete circle in a fingerprint.
  （指纹的）螺
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fingerprints were lifted from the bottle's neck, but the ridge detail - the smudge that reveals the print's loops and whorls - was of lackluster quality.
  With an image size of 4 by 3 inches, it evokes the distinctive whorls of fingerprints as well as the terraced topography of a rugged landscape.
  The patterns of whorls, arches, and loops on the ends of the fingers are unique to each person, and virtually indelible since superficial burns, cuts, or abrasions do not alter them.
  The wafers were sealed inside plastic bags and bore the whorls of the fingers that had pressed them.
  The under-layer is now permeated by patterns of curving lines with a resemblance to the whorls of fingerprints.
2historical A small wheel or pulley in a spinning wheel, spinning machine, or spindle.
〈主史〉锭盘
Example sentencesExamples
- A 2oz spindle with a 2 inch diameter whorl works for fine to medium thickness wool.
- The whorl is located at the bottom of the shaft and there is either a hook or a notch at the top of the shaft to catch the yarn.

verb(h)wɔrl(h)wôrl

[no object]literary

Spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion.
〈诗/文〉盘旋，打转
the dances are kinetic kaleidoscopes where steps whorl into wildness
这些舞蹈舞姿变化多端，舞步旋转如狂。
Example sentencesExamples
- Histologically, thick collagen bundles were seen, characteristically whorling around vessels in a fibrotic stroma.
- This system means that people who have two copies of the 'D' gene will be right-handed (as well as having hair that whorls clockwise and a 'normal' brain configuration).
- In subsequent prints, the demurely phallic-shaped object gradually metastasizes into a whorling explosion.
- Another external clue seems to be hair whorling anti-clockwise on the head, which is now also thought to indicate the presence of the ‘C’ gene.
- The big vertical Global Roses in Bloom is all luscious, tumbling, whorling brushwork comprising a rough circular mass of globular, grapelike clusters.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a small flywheel): apparently a variant of whirl, influenced by Old English wharve ‘whorl of a spindle’.

单词	whorl
释义	Definition of whorl in English: whorl noun wɔːlwəːl(h)wɔrl 1A pattern of spirals or concentric circles. Shelley drew larger and larger dark whorls on her notepad Example sentencesExamples These creases are in turn overlaid by circles and whorls of black thread stitching. Benches of the same dark wood as the overlays, carved with simple whorls and curves, were pushed up against each wall flanking the doors. Women had long hair, but marriageable girls wore their hair twisted up into large whorls on either side of their heads. Jordan stared up at his ceiling, contemplating dust whorls. The whorl of concentric circles behind them could represent Hollywood or heaven. Along a stretch of one road someone has draped strings of little lights in loops and whorls on a line of trees. The great blue canvas of the Pacific was stained with pale brown tide lines, circles, whorls and blotches. Each involves bending or turning rolls of ink-soaked paper into themselves, creating folds or whorls of curved forms. A white archway, over which clung coiling whorls of the vines, gave passage through the hedge. For him it is the sanctum housing a god: a speckled marble, with galactic whorls of light in its core. Synonyms loop, coil, hoop, ring, turn, curl, twirl, twist, spiral, helix, lap, tier, lock, convolution 1.1Zoology Each of the turns or convolutions in the shell of a gastropod or ammonoid mollusc. 〔动〕（螺壳的）螺环，轮；壳阶 Example sentencesExamples Pan and Erwin described Erwinispira jucunda and recognized that it has a larval shell of three whorls. The shells showed severe abrasion of the whorls, whereas their apertural margins were more resistant and were subjected to almost no abrasion. The shells are elongated spirals, with eight whorls and an estimated average aperture-to-length ratio of 28 percent. The strong lateral constriction at the beginning of the gerontic whorl is also a diagnostic shell feature of this subfamily. Analysis of the ecological reasons for the development of free whorls in modem gastropods may explain the reason for this condition in the Scoliostomatidae. Up to 10 whorls were measured on each shell. However, the initial whorl of these gastropods is unknown and therefore it is unknown whether it is tightly or openly coiled. Generally, soleniscid gastropods have smooth, orthostrophic early ontogenetic whorls and a tightly coiled initial whorl. Our results indicate that warm temperatures and moderate to high productivity are associated with larger shells and wider whorls. The beautiful nautilus' shell is white to orange, with white stripes and a central, black whorl. 1.2Botany A set of leaves, flowers, or branches springing from the stem at the same level and encircling it. 〔植〕轮，轮生体 Example sentencesExamples Pines normally produce whorls of lateral branches with no internodal buds along the stem. Trillium species are characterized by a single trimerous flower subtended by a whorl of three leaves. Leaves were borne in spirals or whorls, probably on short shoots. The plant has woody stems, whorls of lance-shaped leaves, and long dense spikes of tubular-shaped light blue, purple, pink, or white flowers from which bees make wonderful honey. Thirty terminal shoot segments were harvested randomly from the last whorl of branches at the top of the trees. 1.3 (in a flower) each of the sets of organs, especially the petals and sepals, arranged concentrically round the receptacle. 〔植〕（花中的）花轮；萼轮 Example sentencesExamples Floral organ identity genes control the identity of the organs in the four floral whorls - the sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels - and act downstream of the meristem identity loci. Primordia of the corolla, androecium, and gynoecium arise in three successive whorls. Around these reproductive organs is the perianth, usually consisting of an outer whorl of sepals and an inner whorl of petals. They may then deviate from a Fibonacci pattern and tend to form approximate whorls of three organs or have a somewhat irregular arrangement. Sepals and petals in the outer whorls are not sexual organs, but may serve to attract pollinators. 1.4 A complete circle in a fingerprint. （指纹的）螺 Example sentencesExamples With an image size of 4 by 3 inches, it evokes the distinctive whorls of fingerprints as well as the terraced topography of a rugged landscape. The patterns of whorls, arches, and loops on the ends of the fingers are unique to each person, and virtually indelible since superficial burns, cuts, or abrasions do not alter them. Fingerprints were lifted from the bottle's neck, but the ridge detail - the smudge that reveals the print's loops and whorls - was of lackluster quality. The under-layer is now permeated by patterns of curving lines with a resemblance to the whorls of fingerprints. The wafers were sealed inside plastic bags and bore the whorls of the fingers that had pressed them. 2historical A small wheel or pulley in a spinning wheel, spinning machine, or spindle. 〈主史〉锭盘 Example sentencesExamples The whorl is located at the bottom of the shaft and there is either a hook or a notch at the top of the shaft to catch the yarn. A 2oz spindle with a 2 inch diameter whorl works for fine to medium thickness wool. verb wɔːlwəːl(h)wɔrl [no object]literary Spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion. 〈诗/文〉盘旋，打转 Example sentencesExamples In subsequent prints, the demurely phallic-shaped object gradually metastasizes into a whorling explosion. The big vertical Global Roses in Bloom is all luscious, tumbling, whorling brushwork comprising a rough circular mass of globular, grapelike clusters. Another external clue seems to be hair whorling anti-clockwise on the head, which is now also thought to indicate the presence of the ‘C’ gene. This system means that people who have two copies of the 'D' gene will be right-handed (as well as having hair that whorls clockwise and a 'normal' brain configuration). Histologically, thick collagen bundles were seen, characteristically whorling around vessels in a fibrotic stroma. Derivatives whorled adjective wəːld(h)wɔrld The cells may be arranged in a nodular or whorled pattern. Example sentencesExamples The black whorled band framing the title is aggressive in its starkness and stylization. The whorled leaves collapse when the plant is removed from the water, whereas the leaves of Ceratophyllum demersum remain upright. Wentletraps have beautifully whorled shells and take their name from an old Dutch word that means ‘winding staircase‘. There were fascicles of spindle cells sometimes arranged in a whorled pattern or admixed with thick collagen fibers. Origin Late Middle English (denoting a small flywheel): apparently a variant of whirl, influenced by Old English wharve 'whorl of a spindle'. Rhymes birl, burl, churl, curl, earl, Erle, furl, girl, herl, hurl, knurl, merle, pas seul, pearl, purl, Searle, skirl, squirl, swirl, twirl, whirl Definition of whorl in US English: whorl noun(h)wɔrl(h)wôrl 1A pattern of spirals or concentric circles. Shelley drew larger and larger dark whorls on her notepad Example sentencesExamples A white archway, over which clung coiling whorls of the vines, gave passage through the hedge. These creases are in turn overlaid by circles and whorls of black thread stitching. The whorl of concentric circles behind them could represent Hollywood or heaven. Women had long hair, but marriageable girls wore their hair twisted up into large whorls on either side of their heads. Each involves bending or turning rolls of ink-soaked paper into themselves, creating folds or whorls of curved forms. The great blue canvas of the Pacific was stained with pale brown tide lines, circles, whorls and blotches. Benches of the same dark wood as the overlays, carved with simple whorls and curves, were pushed up against each wall flanking the doors. Jordan stared up at his ceiling, contemplating dust whorls. For him it is the sanctum housing a god: a speckled marble, with galactic whorls of light in its core. Along a stretch of one road someone has draped strings of little lights in loops and whorls on a line of trees. Synonyms loop, coil, hoop, ring, turn, curl, twirl, twist, spiral, helix, lap, tier, lock, convolution 1.1Zoology Each of the turns or convolutions in the shell of a gastropod or ammonoid mollusk. 〔动〕（螺壳的）螺环，轮；壳阶 Example sentencesExamples The beautiful nautilus' shell is white to orange, with white stripes and a central, black whorl. Up to 10 whorls were measured on each shell. The shells showed severe abrasion of the whorls, whereas their apertural margins were more resistant and were subjected to almost no abrasion. Generally, soleniscid gastropods have smooth, orthostrophic early ontogenetic whorls and a tightly coiled initial whorl. The shells are elongated spirals, with eight whorls and an estimated average aperture-to-length ratio of 28 percent. However, the initial whorl of these gastropods is unknown and therefore it is unknown whether it is tightly or openly coiled. Pan and Erwin described Erwinispira jucunda and recognized that it has a larval shell of three whorls. Analysis of the ecological reasons for the development of free whorls in modem gastropods may explain the reason for this condition in the Scoliostomatidae. The strong lateral constriction at the beginning of the gerontic whorl is also a diagnostic shell feature of this subfamily. Our results indicate that warm temperatures and moderate to high productivity are associated with larger shells and wider whorls. 1.2Botany A set of leaves, flowers, or branches springing from the stem at the same level and encircling it. 〔植〕轮，轮生体 Example sentencesExamples Pines normally produce whorls of lateral branches with no internodal buds along the stem. Thirty terminal shoot segments were harvested randomly from the last whorl of branches at the top of the trees. The plant has woody stems, whorls of lance-shaped leaves, and long dense spikes of tubular-shaped light blue, purple, pink, or white flowers from which bees make wonderful honey. Trillium species are characterized by a single trimerous flower subtended by a whorl of three leaves. Leaves were borne in spirals or whorls, probably on short shoots. 1.3 (in a flower) each of the sets of organs, especially the petals and sepals, arranged concentrically around the receptacle. 〔植〕（花中的）花轮；萼轮 Example sentencesExamples Floral organ identity genes control the identity of the organs in the four floral whorls - the sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels - and act downstream of the meristem identity loci. They may then deviate from a Fibonacci pattern and tend to form approximate whorls of three organs or have a somewhat irregular arrangement. Primordia of the corolla, androecium, and gynoecium arise in three successive whorls. Around these reproductive organs is the perianth, usually consisting of an outer whorl of sepals and an inner whorl of petals. Sepals and petals in the outer whorls are not sexual organs, but may serve to attract pollinators. 1.4 A complete circle in a fingerprint. （指纹的）螺 Example sentencesExamples Fingerprints were lifted from the bottle's neck, but the ridge detail - the smudge that reveals the print's loops and whorls - was of lackluster quality. With an image size of 4 by 3 inches, it evokes the distinctive whorls of fingerprints as well as the terraced topography of a rugged landscape. The patterns of whorls, arches, and loops on the ends of the fingers are unique to each person, and virtually indelible since superficial burns, cuts, or abrasions do not alter them. The wafers were sealed inside plastic bags and bore the whorls of the fingers that had pressed them. The under-layer is now permeated by patterns of curving lines with a resemblance to the whorls of fingerprints. 2historical A small wheel or pulley in a spinning wheel, spinning machine, or spindle. 〈主史〉锭盘 Example sentencesExamples A 2oz spindle with a 2 inch diameter whorl works for fine to medium thickness wool. The whorl is located at the bottom of the shaft and there is either a hook or a notch at the top of the shaft to catch the yarn. verb(h)wɔrl(h)wôrl [no object]literary Spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion. 〈诗/文〉盘旋，打转 the dances are kinetic kaleidoscopes where steps whorl into wildness 这些舞蹈舞姿变化多端，舞步旋转如狂。 Example sentencesExamples Histologically, thick collagen bundles were seen, characteristically whorling around vessels in a fibrotic stroma. This system means that people who have two copies of the 'D' gene will be right-handed (as well as having hair that whorls clockwise and a 'normal' brain configuration). In subsequent prints, the demurely phallic-shaped object gradually metastasizes into a whorling explosion. Another external clue seems to be hair whorling anti-clockwise on the head, which is now also thought to indicate the presence of the ‘C’ gene. The big vertical Global Roses in Bloom is all luscious, tumbling, whorling brushwork comprising a rough circular mass of globular, grapelike clusters. Origin Late Middle English (denoting a small flywheel): apparently a variant of whirl, influenced by Old English wharve ‘whorl of a spindle’.
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