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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Whorl (0.00774 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Whorl.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: whorl
whorl
n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn:
coil,
roll,
curl,
curlicue,
ringlet,
gyre,
scroll]
2: a strand or cluster of hair [syn:
lock,
curl,
ringlet]
3: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous
series of loops;
“a coil of rope” [syn:
coil,
spiral,
volute,
helix]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Whorl
Whorl
\Whorl\, n. [OE. whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to
AS. hweorfa the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; cf. OD.
worvel the whirl of a spindle. See
Whirl, n. & v.]
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1. (Bot.) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other
organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve
shell.
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3. (Spinning) The fly of a spindle.
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