fusaiola — meaning in English
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English meaning
- whorl noun Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
Senses
fusaiola is used for these senses in English:
- whorl A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle. [from c. 1460]
whorl — full definition
- noun Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
- noun A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
- noun A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
- noun Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint.