whorl
Coiled ridge pattern
A whorl is a spiral or circular pattern, especially one of several turns around a central point.
Fingerprints have whorls, as do certain shells and the arrangement of leaves around a stem.
Hair may grow in whorls at the crown of the head.
The word suggests something coiling outward or arranged in rings: The potter's thumb left whorls in the clay.
Wound document of parchment
- voluteArchitectural spiral ornament
- curlSpiral or loop form
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- motifRecurring thematic element
ornament · filigree · arabesque · tendril · curlicue · ironwork · carving · woodwork
Narrow raised strip
- loopCurve closing on itself
- archCurved spanning structure
- printTransfer text to paper
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
identification · biometric · latent · friction · minutiae · skin · thumb · index
Rotating water formation
- eddyCircular counter-current
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
spiral · tornado · cyclone · funnel · turbulence · rotation · waterspout · current
Spiral-shelled marine gastropod
- gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature
- snailShelled, slow-moving mollusk
- molluskSoft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- spiralCurve winding around center
nautilus · whelk · turbinate · apex · spire · suture · columella · operculum
scroll
Wound document of parchment
motif · ornament · filigree · arabesque · tendril · curlicue · ironwork · carving · woodwork · knotwork
ridge
Narrow raised strip
pattern · identification · biometric · latent · friction · minutiae · skin · thumb · index · forensic
whirlpool
Rotating water formation
gyre · spiral · tornado · cyclone · funnel · turbulence · rotation · waterspout · current · water
conch
Spiral-shelled marine gastropod
- gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature
- snailShelled, slow-moving mollusk
- molluskSoft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
spiral · nautilus · whelk · turbinate · apex · spire · suture · columella · operculum · coiling
spindle
Rotating rod for thread
- distaffFiber-holding spinning tool
- flywheelRotational energy storage device
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
fiber · twist · spinning · weight · drop · wool · flax · rotation · thread · textile
leaf
Plant's photosynthetic organ
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- nodeConnection point in networks
- spiralCurve winding around center
rosette · internode · axil · bud · shoot · stem · bract · calyx · petal · floret
whorlstraight line
Undeviated continuous path
line · straightness · zigzag · uncoiled · angle
whorlscattered
Spread irregularly about
single file · row · dispersed · disordered
- whorled leavesLeaves arranged in rings