tortuosity

American  

[tawr-choo-os-i-tee] / ˌtɔr tʃuˈɒs ɪ ti /

noun

plural

tortuosities

1. the state of being tortuous; twisted form or course; crookedness.

2. a twist, bend, or crook.

3. a twisting or crooked part, passage, or thing.

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tortuosity British  

/ ˌtɔːtjʊˈɒsɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state or quality of being tortuous

2. a twist, turn, or coil

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Etymology

Origin of tortuosity

From the Late Latin word tortuōsitās, dating back to 1595–1605. See tortuous, -ity

Example Sentences

This naturally suggests the ideas of curvature and tortuosity, which are fully dealt with mathematically, before the notion of velocity is introduced.

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It is not straight as in health, but is tortuous, because the overgrowth in the walls, which makes it thick, has also made it longer than normal, thus producing tortuosity.

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But she gave up that point as being only one more of the inexplicable tortuosities of a man's sense of honour.

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These changes give rise to marked tortuosity of the vessels.

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Lateral passages branched out on either side in such labyrinthine tortuosity of confusion that Nidia’s first thought was how it would be possible for any one to find his way through here a second time.

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