sinuosityn.

/sɪnjuːˈɒsɪti/

Etymology: < French sinuosité or medieval Latin *sinuōsitas: see sinuose adj. and -ity suffix.

1. The character, condition, or quality of being sinuous or winding in and out.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > winding curve(s) > quality or condition

sinuosity1597

tortuosity1603

flexuosity1611

flexure1628

sinuousness1684

windingness1730

1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 4 ^v Meander is a riuer..famous for the sinuositie and often turning thereof.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) 'Tis the Sinuosity of the Sea Coasts that forms Bays, Ports, Capes, &c.

1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 33 The multitude of pretty bays that give such an elegant sinuosity to its shores.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 170 The extreme sinuosity of the river has caused it to return for a brief space in a contrary direction to its main course.

1873 G. C. Davies Mountain, Meadow & Mere xiii. 100 Owing to the sinuosity of the brook, the pools..are yet not within fish sight.

figurative.1857 M. Pattison in Westm. Rev. Apr. 329 The natural difficulty of the German language,..enhanced by the elaborate sinuosity of the period.1885 Society in London 251 Something of the sinuosity of the Oriental.

a. (Chiefly plural) A curve or bend, esp. one of a series.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > winding curve(s)

folda1250

windinga1387

wrinkling1387

revolution?a1425

wrinkle1430

crink1567

crank1572

cringle-crangle1573

crinkle1596

crankle1598

crinkle-crankle1598

meander1603

anfractuosity1612

ins and outs1655

sinuationa1676

insinuationa1684

anfractus1719

sinuosity1720

flexuosity1737

evolution1765

cringle1808

wriggle1825

voluminosity1841

squiggle1902

1720 Bibliotheca Biblica I. 235 There was no need..of..so much as of a Helm for steering, or indeed of any Sinuosity or Protuberance whatsoever.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Leaves The Sinuosities or Circuits, which are found throughout the whole Structure [of the leaf].

1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy II. xxvii. 46 So delicately cut, as to shew..all the swellings and sinuosities of the muscles.

1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 679 It exactly accompanies the phrenic nerve, forming several sinuosities.

1855 F. H. Ramsbotham Princ. & Pract. Obstetr. Med. (new Amer. ed.) 3 A considerable sinuosity or arch, forming, when the bone is joined to the sacrum, a very long notch.

1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. ii. 68 Care being taken to penetrate to all the sinuosities of the sore.

b. A curve, bend, or winding in a road, river, valley, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [noun] > straight or constant direction > deviation from > a turn

crookingc1380

turnc1390

bightc1400

crook1486

turnagain1545

creek1596

creeking1610

return1610

sinuositya1774

bend1879

a1774 O. Goldsmith Surv. Exper. Philos. (1776) I. 334 The fewer the sinuosities of the rivers, the farther was he removed from the sea.

1774 J. Campbell Polit. Surv. Brit. I. 274 The very irregular indented Line, which forms its Shore, comprehends, allowing for those Sinuosities, at least eight hundred Marine Leagues.

1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein I. i. 18 Winding by a narrow path along the sinuosities of the valley.

1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage xxix. 406 The further point of this sinuosity.

1882 B. Harte Flip, & Found at Blazing Star 44 She..watched Lance's figure as it vanished..in the shadows and sinuosities of the ascent.

c. figurative. A complexity or intricacy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or complexity > instance of

labyrinthc1450

node1572

meander1576

meanderc1595

intricacy1611

complication1647

intrigo1648

intrigue1660

intricate1664

intricoa1670

complexity1794

sinuosity1827

complicacy1849

1827 C. M. Sedgwick Hope Leslie (1872) II. 180 One accustomed to all the sinuosities of the human mind.

1849 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 104 174 I certainly never heard the right hon. Gentleman steer through so many sinuosities in a case.

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. i. 28 The sinuosities of the discussion.

3. A sinuous movement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > [noun] > sinuous movement > a sinuous movement

wrall1398

wrinkle1430

sinuosity1897

1897 H. Tennyson Alfred Ld. Tennyson: Mem. I. ii. 41 [Quoting Ld. Tennyson] I kept a tame snake... I liked to watch his wonderful sinuosities on the carpet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	sinuosity
释义	sinuosityn. /sɪnjuːˈɒsɪti/ Etymology: < French sinuosité or medieval Latin sinuōsitas: see sinuose adj. and -ity suffix. 1. The character, condition, or quality of being sinuous or winding in and out. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > winding curve(s) > quality or condition sinuosity1597 tortuosity1603 flexuosity1611 flexure1628 sinuousness1684 windingness1730 1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist.* f. 4 ^v Meander is a riuer..famous for the sinuositie and often turning thereof. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) 'Tis the Sinuosity of the Sea Coasts that forms Bays, Ports, Capes, &c. 1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 33 The multitude of pretty bays that give such an elegant sinuosity to its shores. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 170 The extreme sinuosity of the river has caused it to return for a brief space in a contrary direction to its main course. 1873 G. C. Davies Mountain, Meadow & Mere xiii. 100 Owing to the sinuosity of the brook, the pools..are yet not within fish sight. figurative.1857 M. Pattison in Westm. Rev. Apr. 329 The natural difficulty of the German language,..enhanced by the elaborate sinuosity of the period.1885 Society in London 251 Something of the sinuosity of the Oriental. 2. a. (Chiefly plural) A curve or bend, esp. one of a series. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > winding curve(s) folda1250 windinga1387 wrinkling1387 revolution?a1425 wrinkle1430 crink1567 crank1572 cringle-crangle1573 crinkle1596 crankle1598 crinkle-crankle1598 meander1603 anfractuosity1612 ins and outs1655 sinuationa1676 insinuationa1684 anfractus1719 sinuosity1720 flexuosity1737 evolution1765 cringle1808 wriggle1825 voluminosity1841 squiggle1902 1720 Bibliotheca Biblica I. 235 There was no need..of..so much as of a Helm for steering, or indeed of any Sinuosity or Protuberance whatsoever. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Leaves The Sinuosities or Circuits, which are found throughout the whole Structure [of the leaf]. 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy II. xxvii. 46 So delicately cut, as to shew..all the swellings and sinuosities of the muscles. 1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 679 It exactly accompanies the phrenic nerve, forming several sinuosities. 1855 F. H. Ramsbotham Princ. & Pract. Obstetr. Med. (new Amer. ed.) 3 A considerable sinuosity or arch, forming, when the bone is joined to the sacrum, a very long notch. 1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. ii. 68 Care being taken to penetrate to all the sinuosities of the sore. b. A curve, bend, or winding in a road, river, valley, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [noun] > straight or constant direction > deviation from > a turn crookingc1380 turnc1390 bightc1400 crook1486 turnagain1545 creek1596 creeking1610 return1610 sinuositya1774 bend1879 a1774 O. Goldsmith Surv. Exper. Philos. (1776) I. 334 The fewer the sinuosities of the rivers, the farther was he removed from the sea. 1774 J. Campbell Polit. Surv. Brit. I. 274 The very irregular indented Line, which forms its Shore, comprehends, allowing for those Sinuosities, at least eight hundred Marine Leagues. 1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein I. i. 18 Winding by a narrow path along the sinuosities of the valley. 1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage xxix. 406 The further point of this sinuosity. 1882 B. Harte Flip, & Found at Blazing Star 44 She..watched Lance's figure as it vanished..in the shadows and sinuosities of the ascent. c. figurative. A complexity or intricacy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or complexity > instance of labyrinthc1450 node1572 meander1576 meanderc1595 intricacy1611 complication1647 intrigo1648 intrigue1660 intricate1664 intricoa1670 complexity1794 sinuosity1827 complicacy1849 1827 C. M. Sedgwick Hope Leslie (1872) II. 180 One accustomed to all the sinuosities of the human mind. 1849 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 104 174 I certainly never heard the right hon. Gentleman steer through so many sinuosities in a case. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. i. 28 The sinuosities of the discussion. 3. A sinuous movement. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > [noun] > sinuous movement > a sinuous movement wrall1398 wrinkle1430 sinuosity1897 1897 H. Tennyson Alfred Ld. Tennyson: Mem. I. ii. 41 [Quoting Ld. Tennyson] I kept a tame snake... I liked to watch his wonderful sinuosities on the carpet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1597
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