flexuosity

[ flek-shoo-os-i-tee ]
/ ˌflɛk ʃuˈɒs ɪ ti /

noun

the quality or condition of being flexuous.

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Origin of flexuosity

From the Late Latin word flexuōsitās, dating back to 1605–15. See flexuous, -ity

Words nearby flexuosity

flexo, flexography, flexor, flexor retinaculum, flextime, flexuosity, flexuous, flexure, fley, flibbert, flibbertigibbet
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Example sentences from the Web for flexuosity

  • The Tellin are known by the twist or flexuosity in the posterior ventral margin of the shell.

    A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby