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单词 sinuosity
释义

sinuosity

/ˌsɪnjʊˈɒsɪti /
noun (plural sinuosities) [mass noun]
1The ability to curve or bend easily and flexibly.The shape and sinuosity of meanders is influenced by the erodibility of the materials of the banks and by the slope or energy of the river....
  • Morphological comparisons between The canal and valley and channel landforms show many broad similarities in planform, sinuosity, lengths, widths and variability along length.
  • The distinct double sinuosity of the anterior margin of the left anterior auricle of the new species was not observed by Professor Silkin
1.1 [count noun] A bend, especially in a stream or road.

Origin

Late 16th century: from French sinuosité or medieval Latin sinuositas, from sinuosus (see sinuous).

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