ANFRACTUOSITIES

Noun

anfractuosities

plural of anfractuosity

Source: Wiktionary


ANFRACTUOSITY

An*frac`tu*os"i*ty, n.; l. Anfractuosities. Etym: [Cf. F. anfractuosité.]

1. A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity. The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper. Macaulay.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: A sinuous depression or sulcus like those separating the convolutions of the brain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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