Term Gallery logo

Meanings of accidental whorl in English

We have no meanings for "accidental whorl" in our records yet.
Usage of accidental whorl in English
1
Figure 314 is an accidental whorl, combining a loop and a tented arch.
The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses
2
Figure 316 at first glance appears to be an accidental whorl, but on closer inspection it proves to be a loop.
The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses
3
Forty minutes later I descended, knowing a dizzying amount about tented arches, ulnar loops, and accidental whorls.
Spider Bones
4
The patterns referred to are usually double loops, though accidental whorls and loops sometimes present the same problems.
The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses
This collocation consists of: