2. A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a
series of windings; a wave line; a curve.
[1913 Webster]
A line of coast certainly amounting, with its sinuosities, to more than 700 miles. --Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sinuosities — sin·u·os·i·ty || ‚sɪnjÊŠ É‘sÉ™tɪ / É’s n. curviness, quality of having many twists and turns … English contemporary dictionary
Sinuosity — Sin u*os i*ty, n.; pl. {Sinuosities}. [Cf. F. sinuosit[ e].] 1. Quality or state of being sinuous. [1913 Webster] 2. A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a series of windings; a wave line; a curve. [1913 Webster] A line of coast… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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sinuosity — /sin yooh os i tee/, n., pl. sinuosities. 1. Often, sinuosities. a curve, bend, or turn: a sinuosity of the road. 2. a sinuous form or character. [1590 1600; < ML sinuositas. See SINUOUS, ITY] * * * … Universalium
Crinkle — Crin kle (kr[i^][ng] k l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crinkled} ( k ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crinkling} ( kl[i^]ng).] [A dim., fr. the root of cringe; akin to D. krinkelen to wind or twist. Cf. {Cringle}, {Cringe}.] To form with short turns, bends, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crinkled — Crinkle Crin kle (kr[i^][ng] k l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crinkled} ( k ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crinkling} ( kl[i^]ng).] [A dim., fr. the root of cringe; akin to D. krinkelen to wind or twist. Cf. {Cringle}, {Cringe}.] To form with short turns, bends … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crinkling — Crinkle Crin kle (kr[i^][ng] k l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crinkled} ( k ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crinkling} ( kl[i^]ng).] [A dim., fr. the root of cringe; akin to D. krinkelen to wind or twist. Cf. {Cringle}, {Cringe}.] To form with short turns, bends … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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