wartel — meaning in English

English meaning

• swivel noun A joint or fitting that allows something attached to it to rotate freely.
• whorl noun Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.

Senses

wartel is used for these senses in English:

• swivel (mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
• whorl Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.

swivel — full definition

1. noun A joint or fitting that allows something attached to it to rotate freely.
2. verb To turn or rotate on a fixed point.

whorl — full definition

1. noun Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
2. noun A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
3. noun A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
4. noun Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint.

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