A whorl (/wɜːrl/ or /wɔːrl/) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
In nature
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Botanical whorls: sepals, petals, leaves, or branches radiating from a single point (photo of flower of Friesodielsia desmoides, family Annonaceae, juxtaposed with diagram of axial cross-section)
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Mollusc whorls: Each complete 360° turn in the spiral growth of the shell of the mollusc Anisus septemgyratus, family Planorbidae.
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A hair whorl is a patch of hair growing in a circular direction around a visible center point.
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In a fingerprint, a whorl is each ridge arranged circularly around a central point on the finger.
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In histopathologic architecture, a whorled pattern consists of multiple concentric objects, or a spiral-shaped pattern. Bone tissue is shown.
For mollusc whorls, the body whorl in a mollusc shell is the most recently formed whorl of a spiral shell, terminating in the aperture.
Artificial objects
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A spindle whorl is a disc or spherical object fitted onto the spindle to increase and maintain the speed of the spin.
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See also
References
- "whorl". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- Jawarneh, Ibrahim & Alsharman, Nesreen (2021). "The Mathematical Model and Deep Learning Features Selection for Whorl Fingerprint Classifications". International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems. 14: 1208. doi:10.2991/ijcis.d.210318.002. S2CID 233022744.
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External links
The dictionary definition of whorl at Wiktionary
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