whorl

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.4 References

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: wûrl, IPA: /wɜː(r)l/, SAMPA: /w3:(r)l/
• enPR: hwûrl, IPA: /ʍɜː(r)l/, SAMPA: /W3:(r)l/ (in Scottish English and some English accents)

Rhymes: -ɜː(r)l

[edit] Homophones

• whirl

[edit] 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. (archaic) A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle, cf. 1460.

[edit] References

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