sinuosity
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˌsɪnjuˈɒsɪti/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English sinuous Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English sinuosity From sinuous + -ity.
- The property of being sinuous.
“Meander is a Riuer in Lycia, a Prouince of Natolia, or Aſia minor famous for the ſinuoſitie and often turning thereof, […]”
“She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.”
- That which is sinuous.