adj
Meaning 1
Formed from whorls; having whorls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
whorled
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /wɜːld/
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/ʍɜːld/ without the wine–whine merger, non-rhotic
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General-American: wôrld
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General-American: wûrld
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General-American: /woɹld/
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General-American: /wɝld/
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homophone: whirled (UK)
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homophone: world (UK, wine–whine merger)
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ld
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: verticillate, verticillated
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
in the shape of a coil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, turbinate
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English whorl Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English whorled From whorl + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kiehkurainen — formed from whorls; having whorls
- German: wirtelig — formed from whorls; having whorls
- Ancient Greek: τροχοειδής (trokhoeidḗs) — formed from whorls; having whorls
- Irish: fáinneach — formed from whorls; having whorls