Definition of sinuous. Meaning of sinuous. Synonyms of sinuous

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Definition of sinuous

Sinuous
Sinuous Sin"u*ous, a. [L. sinuosus, fr. sinus a bent surface, a curve: cf. F. sinueux. See Sinus.] Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked. -- Sin"u*ous*ly, adv. Streaking the ground with sinuous trace. --Milton. Gardens bright with sinuous rills. --Coleridge.

Meaning of sinuous from wikipedia

- Sinuosity, sinuosity index, or sinuosity coefficient of a continuously differentiable curve having at least one inflection point is the ratio of the curvilinear...
- 2013[update], 195 sinuous rilles have been identified on the Moon. Vallis Schröteri in Oce**** Procellarum is the largest sinuous rille, and Rima Hadley...
- Colpomenia sinuosa, commonly named the oyster thief or sinuous ballweed, is a brown algae species in the genus Colpomenia. It is the type species of its...
- Ophiogomphus occidentis, the sinuous snaketail, is a species of clubtail in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae. It is found in North America...
- form wavelengths of 7-14 cm. Normal ripples have straight or slightly sinuous crests approximately transverse to the direction of the wind. Megaripples...
- A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments...
- Lytrosis sinuosa, the sinuous lytrosis moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern United States, as far north...
- The sinuous sea fan (Eunicella tricoronata) is a species of gorgonian sea fan in the family Gorgoniidae. This fan is flattened and has curving branches...
- Sco**** trisinuata, the sinuous wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Zambia. Wikimedia...
- rivers are similar to braided rivers and are quite rare; they have multiple sinuous channel – one carrying large volumes of sediment. There are rare cases...