sinuosity

[ sin-yoo-os-i-tee ]

/ ˌsɪn yuˈɒs ɪ ti /

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noun, plural sin·u·os·i·ties.

Often sinuosities. a curve, bend, or turn: a sinuosity of the road.

a sinuous form or character.

Nearby words

sintra, sinuate, sinuation, sinuiju, sinumbra lamp, sinuosity, sinuous, sinuously, sinus, sinus arrest, sinus arrhythmia

Origin of sinuosity

From the Medieval Latin word sinuōsitās, dating back to 1590–1600. See sinuous, -ity

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Examples from the Web for sinuosity

The course is sinuosity itself in appearance, but that only renders it the more beautiful.
The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit|Richard Harris
A bight signifies a bay or sinuosity, on the border of any large mass or body of ice.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
Descended by all the sinuosity of the shore, to avoid the strength of the wind and force of the waves.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume I (of 3)|Elliott Coues
At length, near ten o'clock, we reached the foot of Mount Cenis, where sinuosity of course could avail us no further.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley

Hers was a fine frame, broad and square of shoulder, tall and lank of hip as some great tiger-cat, and splendid in its sinuosity.
The City of Delight|Elizabeth Miller

British Dictionary definitions for sinuosity

sinuosity

less commonly sinuation

/ (ˌsɪnjʊˈɒsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -osities or -ations

the quality of being sinuous

a turn, curve, or intricacy

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sinuosity

noun, plural sin·u·os·i·ties.

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Origin of sinuosity

Examples from the Web for sinuosity

British Dictionary definitions for sinuosity

sinuosity

less commonly sinuation

noun plural -osities or -ations