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sinuosity

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sin·u·os·i·ty  (sny-s-t)
n. pl. sin·u·os·i·ties
1. The quality or condition of being sinuous.
2. A bending or curving shape or movement.
sinuosity [ˌsɪnjʊˈɒsɪtɪ] less commonly, sinuation
n pl -osities, -ations
1. the quality of being sinuous
2. a turn, curve, or intricacy
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Noun1.sinuosity - having curves; "he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads"
sinuousness
curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Translations
sinuosity [ˌsɪnjʊˈɒsɪtɪ] N → sinuosidad f
sinuosity
n (liter) → Schlangenbewegungen pl; (of river) → Windungen pl; (fig) → Gewundenheit f
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