Whorl vs Convolution - What's the difference?
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A pattern of concentric circles.
(botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
(zoology) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
(archaic) A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle, compare 1460.
To form a pattern of concentric circles.
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Something that is folded or twisted.
Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
(mathematics) A form of moving average.
(computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
Whorl is a related term of convolution.
As nouns the difference between whorl and convolution
is that whorl is a pattern of concentric circles while convolution is something that is folded or twisted.As a verb whorl
is to form a pattern of concentric circles.whorl
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References
* * *whorl, Glossary of Terms, American Rhododendron Society English terms with homophones