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adjective
Etymology: Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare to bend, from sinus curve
Date: 1688
having the margin wavy with strong indentations <sinuate leaves>
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Sinuate — Sin u*ate, a. [L. sinuatus, p. p. of sinuare to wind, bend, fr. sinus a bend.] Having the margin alternately curved inward and outward; having rounded lobes separated by rounded sinuses; sinuous; wavy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sinuate — Sin u*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sinuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sinuating}.] To bend or curve in and out; to wind; to turn; to be sinuous. Woodward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sinuate — index circuitous, sinuous, tortuous (bending) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sinuate — [sin′yo͞o it, sin′yo͞oāt΄; ] for v [., sin′yo͞oāt΄] adj. [L sinuatus, pp. of sinuare, to bend < sinus, a bend] 1. SINUOUS 2. Bot. having an indented, wavy margin, as some leaves vi. sinuated, sinuating to bend or wind in and out; be sinuous or … English World dictionary
sinuate — 1. verb To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out A road that sinuates through the valley. 2. adjective a) Sinuous … Wiktionary
sinuate sinuous wavy — curved curved adj. 1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of {straight}. Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed}; {falcate, sickle shaped}; {flexuous}; {incurvate, incurved}: {recurved, recurvate}; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sinuate sea-lavender — karpytalapis kermėkas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pliumbaginių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Limonium sinuatum), paplitęs Viduržemio jūros srityje. atitikmenys: lot. Limonium sinuatum angl. perennial sea lavender; sinuate sea lavender;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sinuate-dentate — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : varying between sinuate and dentate … Useful english dictionary
sinuate — adj. [L. sinus, curve] Wavy; tortuous; curving in and out … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sinuate — sinuately, adv. adj. /sin yooh it, ayt /, v. /sin yooh ayt /, adj., v., sinuated, sinuating. adj. Also, sinuated. 1. bent in and out; winding; sinuous. 2. Bot. having the margin strongly or distinctly wavy, as a leaf. v.i. 3. to curve or wind in… … Universalium
