SINUOSITIES

Noun

sinuosities

plural of sinuosity

Source: Wiktionary


SINUOSITY

Sin`u*os"i*ty, n.; pl. Sinuosities. Etym: [Cf. F. sinuosité.]

1. Quality or state of being sinuous.

2. A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a series of windings; a wave line; a curve. A line of coast certainly amounting, with its sinuosities, to more than 700 miles. Sydney Smith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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