whorl

汉语翻译

n. 轮生体, 螺层, 螺旋状物, 涡
vt. 使成涡漩
【医】 螺环, 轮生体(植物), 涡(指纹)

英语解释：

名词 whorl:

1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
   同义词：coil, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
2. a strand or cluster of hair
   同义词：lock, curl, ringlet
3. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
   同义词：coil, spiral, volute, helix

详细解释：

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