🌀whorl (wɜːrl)

noun
/wɜːrl/
espiral (espiral)

Meaning

A pattern of spirals or concentric circles, often found in fingerprints, shells, or flowers.
Traducción del significado
Un patrón de espirales o círculos concéntricos, a menudo encontrado en huellas dactilares, conchas o flores.
Un patron de espirales o circulos concentricos, a menudo encontrado en huellas dactilares, conchas o flores.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The fingerprint displayed a clear whorl pattern.

La huella dactilar mostraba un patrón claro de espiral.
La huella dactilar mostraba un patron claro de espiral.

Synonyms

spiral, coil, swirl, curl, gyre

Antonyms

line, straight

Colocaciones

fingerprint whorl, shell whorl, floral whorl, whorl pattern

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