sinuosity

The river then trends in a northerly direction for seven miles, without any sinuosity of consequence.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Nor could he distinguish more than a very shadowy glimpse of forms which glided close to the ground with an unpleasant sinuosity.
Star Born|Andre Norton
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
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

Its serpentine sinuosity flowed through her fingers, as if the golden gayety of her costume were gliding from her alive.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. II, No. X., March 1851|Various

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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British Dictionary definitions for sinuosity

less commonly sinuation