A whorl (/wɜːrl/ or /wɔːrl/) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).[1][2]

Main whorled patterns.

In nature

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For mollusc whorls, the body whorl in a mollusc shell is the most recently formed whorl of a spiral shell, terminating in the aperture.

Artificial objects

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "whorl". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  2. ^ Jawarneh, Ibrahim & Alsharman, Nesreen (2021). "The Mathematical Model and Deep Learning Features Selection for Whorl Fingerprint Classifications". International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems. 14: 1208. doi:10.2991/ijcis.d.210318.002. S2CID 233022744.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  •   The dictionary definition of whorl at Wiktionary