Wondering how to use Whorl in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as coil or curl.
Whorl meaning
- Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
- A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
- A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
Synonyms of Whorl
Using Whorl
- The main meaning on this page is: Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral. | A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem. | A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
- Useful related words include: coil, curl, ringlet, structure.
Context around Whorl
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whorl
- In this selection, "whorl" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, exhibition, per, salish, used, followed and itself stand out and add context to how "whorl" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include forming a whorl at the and her exhibition whorl on view. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whorl" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whorl
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The spindle whorl itself is dated from the year 1000 to 1100 AD. (13 words)
Overall the circular shape is that of the Salish whorl used in Coast Salish Art. (15 words)
Other distinct features include a gynoecium with five to 10 joined carpels, and flowers with more than three parts per whorl. (21 words)
Artist Jacqueline Rush Lee invites viewers to consider these questions through her exhibition “Whorl,” on view at the East Hawai’i Cultural Center from April 6 to May 31, with an opening on April 5 at 6pm. (37 words)
Gymnosperm seedlings also have cotyledons, and these are often variable in number (multicotyledonous), with from 2 to 24 cotyledons forming a whorl at the top of the hypocotyl (the embryonic stem) surrounding the plumule. (34 words)
These organs are arranged in a series of whorls: four sepals on the outer whorl, followed by four petals inside this, six stamens, and a central carpel region. (28 words)
Example sentences (7)
Artist Jacqueline Rush Lee invites viewers to consider these questions through her exhibition “Whorl,” on view at the East Hawai’i Cultural Center from April 6 to May 31, with an opening on April 5 at 6pm.
Gymnosperm seedlings also have cotyledons, and these are often variable in number (multicotyledonous), with from 2 to 24 cotyledons forming a whorl at the top of the hypocotyl (the embryonic stem) surrounding the plumule.
Other distinct features include a gynoecium with five to 10 joined carpels, and flowers with more than three parts per whorl.
Overall the circular shape is that of the Salish whorl used in Coast Salish Art.
These organs are arranged in a series of whorls: four sepals on the outer whorl, followed by four petals inside this, six stamens, and a central carpel region.
The spindle whorl itself is dated from the year 1000 to 1100 AD.
They are usually bisexual and verticillastrate (a flower cluster that looks like a whorl of flowers but actually consists of two crowded clusters).