Whorl is a type of spiral pattern. In Mathematics, a spiral is a Curve which emanates from a central point getting progressively farther away as it revolves around the point

Other meanings of whorl include:

• Whorl (mollusc), a single, complete 360° turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell
  • Body whorl, in a mollusc shell the most recently formed whorl of a spiral shell, terminating in the aperture
• A whorl of sepals or petals or leaves on plants, in which all the parts are attached at the same point and surround or wrap around the stem. A whorl is a single complete 360° turn in the Spiral growth of a Mollusc shell. The body whorl in a Mollusc shell is the most recently formed whorl of a Spiral shell, terminating in the aperture. A sepal (from Latin separatus "separate" + petalum "petal" is a part of the flower of Angiosperms or flower plants A petal (from Ancient Greek petalon "leaf" "thin plate" regarded as a highly modified leaf is one member or part of the corolla
• In biology a whorl might occur at the ends of different structures or occur in the middle of structures. It's often used to describe the structures of organs and used in the aid of identification. It's a cluster of cells or tissue that surround another, that starts at the same plain of axis or starts at one point and wraps around that point in an expanding circular pattern.
• A type of fingerprint pattern
• A weight attached to a spindle
• Doesn't apply to hair patterns

A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges of all or any part of the finger A spindle (sometimes called a drop spindle) is a Wooden spike weighted at one end with a circular Whorl; it may have an optional hook at either end of the

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