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flexuosity

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

flexor digitorum brevis, flexor hallucis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis, flexor retinaculum, flextime, flexuosity, flexuous, flexure, flex-wing, fley, flibbert
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How to use flexuosity in a sentence

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

    A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
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