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whorls

noun

plural of whorl
as in spirals

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  1. curves
  2. coils
  3. curls
  4. twists
Noun
  • Station Road is a narrow, busy street with no sidewalk and several dangerous curves due to poor visibility.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Printing circuits on curves One of the team’s systems mounts an aerosol jet printer on an articulated robotic arm.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of curves
Noun
  • Already resodding in Buffalo The Bills have encountered a few hiccups in making the switch, and that’s despite installing heating coils, grow lights and ventilation systems to spur growth.
    — John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Planar coils simplify stellarator engineering Stellarators use magnetic fields to confine the extremely hot plasma required for fusion.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of coils
Noun
  • The Foundation Shampoo and Conditioner, Air Thickening Spray, and Texturizing Mist make her hair look lifted and thicker, and help her fine hair hold curls longer.
    — Olivia Dubyak, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Even Love Story’s Kelly got distracted by his own reflection, pausing in front of one mirror to zhuzh his curls before moving on to the next dazzling display.
    — Simone Cook, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of curls
Noun
  • Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil isn’t the kind of movie that does plot twists.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Bible readers may wonder how this fit with Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac at God’s command, and philosophers have occasionally tried to reconcile the two stories with textual twists.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of twists
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