whorl
n.(名词)A form that coils or spirals; a curl or swirl:螺旋状物、卷状物:盘旋或螺旋形前进的形式;卷、旋涡:例句:spread the icing in peaks and whorls.在尖上和卷上洒上糖衣
Botany An arrangement of three or more leaves, petals, or other organs radiating from a single node.【植物学】 轮生体:一个节上三个或多个叶子、花瓣或其它器官的排列Zoology A single turn or volution of a spiral shell.【动物学】 壳阶、螺层、毛轮:螺壳的一个单个转变处或涡卷One of the circular ridges or convolutions of a fingerprint.涡:指纹的圆圈或盘旋结构Architecture An ornamental device, as in stonework or weaving, consisting of stylized vine leaves and tendrils.【建筑学】 螺层:一种含有很风格化的藤叶和卷须的装饰结构,如石制品或纺织品上A small flywheel that regulates the speed of a spinning wheel.锭盘:调整手纺车速度的小飞轮
来源:Middle English whorle 中古英语 whorle alteration influenced by wharle variant of whorlwyl from Middle Dutch worvel 受 wharle的影响 whorlwyl的变体 源自 中古荷兰语 worvel of whirle [whirl] whirle的变化 [旋转] from whirlen [to whirl] * see whirl 源自 whirlen [旋转] *参见 whirl