tortuosity
[ tawr-choo-os-i-tee ]
/ ˌtɔr tʃuˈɒs ɪ ti /
noun, plural tor·tu·os·i·ties.
the state of being tortuous; twisted form or course; crookedness.
a twist, bend, or crook.
a twisting or crooked part, passage, or thing.
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Example sentences from the Web for tortuosity
There is no tortuosity of thought to pardon or to forget; it is one unbroken interwoven strain of music, of imagery, of sentiment.
I allude to the enormous, almost preternatural magnitude of the wild-grape vine, and its tortuosity.
We had twenty miles to go, "as the birds fly," but the tortuosity of the channels rendered our course fully a third longer.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 |Maria R. Audubon
British Dictionary definitions for tortuosity
tortuosity
/ (ˌtɔːtjʊˈɒsɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the state or quality of being tortuous
a twist, turn, or coil
Medical definitions for tortuosity
tortuosity
[ tôr′chōō-ŏs′ĭ-tē ]
n.
The quality or condition of being tortuous; twistedness or crookedness.
A bent or twisted part, passage, or thing.