tortuosity

tortuosity
/tawr'chooh os"i tee/, n., pl. tortuosities.
1. the state of being tortuous; twisted form or course; crookedness.
2. a twist, bend, or crook.
3. a twisting or crooked part, passage, or thing.
[1595-1605; < LL tortuositas. See TORTUOUS, -ITY]

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