anfractuosity

[ an-frak-choo-os-i-tee ]

/ ænˌfræk tʃuˈɒs ɪ ti /

noun

the state or quality of being anfractuous.

a channel, crevice, or passage full of windings and turnings.

Nearby words

aneurysmorrhaphy, aneurysmotomy, anew, anf, anfinsen, anfractuosity, anfractuous, ang, anga, angakok, angara

Origin of anfractuosity

1590–1600; < Latin anfrāctuōs(us) winding (anfrāctu(s) a bend (see ambi-, fractus) + -ōsus -ose¹) + -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for anfractuosity

anfractuosity

/ (ˌænfræktʃʊˈɒsɪtɪ) /

noun

the condition or quality of being anfractuous

a winding, circuitous, or intricate passage, surface, process, etc

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