- tortuosity
- noun (plural -ties) Date: 15th century 1. the quality or state of being tortuous 2. something winding or twisted ; bend
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tortuosity — [tôr΄cho͞o äs′ə tē] n. [L tortuositas] 1. the quality or condition of being tortuous 2. pl. tortuosities a twist, turn, etc … English World dictionary
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tortuosity of a river — upės vingiuotumas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Upės vingių visuma. atitikmenys: angl. sinuosity; sinuosity of a river; tortuosity; tortuosity of a river vok. Buchtigkeit des Flusses, f rus. извилистость реки, f … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
tortuosity — /tawr chooh os i tee/, n., pl. tortuosities. 1. the state of being tortuous; twisted form or course; crookedness. 2. a twist, bend, or crook. 3. a twisting or crooked part, passage, or thing. [1595 1605; < LL tortuositas. See TORTUOUS, ITY] * * * … Universalium
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tortuosity — The ratio of actual length of pore channel to over all length of sample. The sinuosity of actual flow path in a porous medium [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
tortuosity — n. quality of being twisted, being full of curves; zigzag; meandering, bendingtor·tu·os·i·ty || ‚tÉ”rtʃʊ É‘sÉ™tɪ / É’sÉ™tɪ … English contemporary dictionary
