an·frac·tu·os·i·ty

(ăn-frăk′cho͞o-ŏs′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. an·frac·tu·os·i·ties

1. The condition or quality of having many twists and turns.

2. A winding channel, passage, or crevice.

3. A complicated or involved process.

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anfractuosity

(ˌænfræktʃʊˈɒsɪtɪ)

1. the condition or quality of being anfractuous

2. a winding, circuitous, or intricate passage, surface, process, etc

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an•frac•tu•os•i•ty

(ænˌfræk tʃuˈɒs ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the state or quality of being anfractuous.

2. a channel, crevice, or passage full of windings and turnings.

[1590–1600]

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