roithleán eiteáin — meaning in English

English meaning

• whorl noun Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.

Senses

roithleán eiteáin is used for these senses in English:

• whorl A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle. [from c. 1460]

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.