sinuosity

[sin-yoo-os-i-tee]

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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.

Origin of sinuosity

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

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Related Words for sinuosity

trajectory, arc, arch, contour, loop, asymmetry, unevenness, sinuosity, tortuosity, undulation, complexity, contortion, twist, intricacy, winding, gyration, swirl, coil, involution, helix

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Historical Examples of sinuosity

Never had I seen such a railroad, either for steepness or for sinuosity.
Abroad at Home
Julian Street
The rapidity and sinuosity of its motions, its quick spring and sharp recoil, prove the aptness of the illustration.
The Myths of the North American Indians
Lewis Spence
He saw how they set their little feet, how they carried their chins, with what grace and sinuosity they swung their bodies.
Sister Carrie
Theodore Dreiser
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

British Dictionary definitions for sinuosity

sinuosity

less commonly sinuation

noun plural -osities or -ations

the quality of being sinuous
a turn, curve, or intricacy

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