tortuosities

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• tortuosities — n. quality of being twisted, being full of curves; zigzag; meandering, bendingtor·tu·os·i·ty || ‚tÉ”rtʃʊ É‘sÉ™tɪ / É’sÉ™tɪ …   English contemporary dictionary

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• tortuosity — /tawr chooh os i tee/, n., pl. 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. [1595 1605; < LL tortuositas. See TORTUOUS, ITY] * * * …   Universalium

• tortuous — [ tɔ:tʃʊəs, jʊəs] adjective 1》 full of twists and turns. 2》 excessively lengthy and complex. Derivatives tortuosity noun (plural tortuosities). tortuously adverb tortuousness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• meander — v 1. wind, zigzag, be circuitous, be roundabout, change direction; curve, bend, turn. 2. circumambulate, stroll, amble, Inf. mosey or mosey along; wander, ramble, rove, roam, drift; deviate, digress, stray, go off the track; peregrinate, tramp,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• tortuosity — /tɔtʃuˈɒsəti/ (say tawchooh osuhtee) 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 …  

• tortuosity — [tôr΄cho͞o äs′ə tē] n. [L tortuositas] 1. the quality or condition of being tortuous 2. pl. tortuosities a twist, turn, etc …   English World dictionary

• crookedness — noun 1. a tortuous and twisted shape or position they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs the acrobat performed incredible contortions • Syn: ↑tortuosity, ↑tortuousness, ↑torsion, ↑contortion • Derivationally relate …   Useful english dictionary