sinuosity
1Sinuosity — Sin u*os i*ty, n.; pl. {Sinuosities}. [Cf. F. sinuosit[ e].] 1. Quality or state of being sinuous. [1913 Webster] 2. A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a series of windings; a wave line; a curve. [1913 Webster] A line of coast… …
2sinuosity — index complication, involution Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3sinuosity — [sin΄yo͞o äs′ə tē] n. [Fr sinuosité] 1. the state or quality of being sinuous 2. pl. sinuosities a sinuous turn or movement; undulation …
4Sinuosity — Sinuous redirects here. For the fictional snake from the animated children s television series The Animals of Farthing Wood, see Sinuous (Farthing Wood). Calculation of sinuosity for an oscillating curve. Sinuosity or sinuosity index is a measure …
5sinuosity — upės vingiuotumas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Upės vingių visuma. atitikmenys: angl. sinuosity; sinuosity of a river; tortuosity; tortuosity of a river vok. Buchtigkeit des Flusses, f rus. извилистость реки, f …
6sinuosity — /sin yooh os i tee/, n., pl. sinuosities. 1. Often, sinuosities. a curve, bend, or turn: a sinuosity of the road. 2. a sinuous form or character. [1590 1600; < ML sinuositas. See SINUOUS, ITY] * * * …
7sinuosity — vingis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Vingiuota linija, lanko pavidalo posūkis, lankstas (pvz., kelio vingis, upės vingis). atitikmenys: angl. bend; curve; sinuosity; zigzag vok. Krümmung, f; Kurve, f rus. зигзаг, m; изгиб …
8sinuosity — sinuous ► ADJECTIVE 1) having many curves and turns. 2) lithe and supple. DERIVATIVES sinuosity noun sinuously adverb. ORIGIN Latin sinuosus, from sinus a bend …
9sinuosity of a river — upės vingiuotumas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Upės vingių visuma. atitikmenys: angl. sinuosity; sinuosity of a river; tortuosity; tortuosity of a river vok. Buchtigkeit des Flusses, f rus. извилистость реки, f …
10sinuosity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1598 1. the quality or state of being sinuous 2. something that is sinuous …
