ANFRACTUOSITY

Etymology

Noun

anfractuosity (countable and uncountable, plural anfractuosities)

A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.

One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.

Source: Wiktionary


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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