Sinuosity

Sinuosity
Sinuosity Sin`u*os"i*ty, n.; pl. {Sinuosities}. [Cf. F. sinuosit['e].] 1. Quality or state of being sinuous. [1913 Webster]

2. A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a series of windings; a wave line; a curve. [1913 Webster]

A line of coast certainly amounting, with its sinuosities, to more than 700 miles. --Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster]


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  • sinuosity — sinuous ► ADJECTIVE 1) having many curves and turns. 2) lithe and supple. DERIVATIVES sinuosity noun sinuously adverb. ORIGIN Latin sinuosus, from sinus a bend …   English terms dictionary

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  • sinuosity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1598 1. the quality or state of being sinuous 2. something that is sinuous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sinuosity — degree of meandering of a river channel …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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