sinuous
31sinuous — adj. with many curves; tortuous, undulating. Derivatives: sinuously adv. sinuousness n. Etymology: F sinueux or L sinuosus (as SINUS) …
32sinuate 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}; …
33Sinuously — 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. [1913 Webster] Streaking the ground with sinuous… …
34Sinuosity — Sinuous redirects here. For the fictional snake from the animated children s television series The Animals of Farthing Wood, see Sinuous (Farthing Wood). Calculation of sinuosity for an oscillating curve. Sinuosity or sinuosity index is a measure …
35ceiling channel — Sinuous channel developed in the ceiling of a cave, presumably during the phreatic phase of cave development [10] …
36hula — sinuous Polynesian dance with rhythmic hip movements Dance Styles …
37sinuosity — sinuous ► ADJECTIVE 1) having many curves and turns. 2) lithe and supple. DERIVATIVES sinuosity noun sinuously adverb. ORIGIN Latin sinuosus, from sinus a bend …
38sinuously — sinuous ► ADJECTIVE 1) having many curves and turns. 2) lithe and supple. DERIVATIVES sinuosity noun sinuously adverb. ORIGIN Latin sinuosus, from sinus a bend …
39Meander — For other uses, see Meander (disambiguation). A hypothetical stream bed following a tilted valley. The maximum gradient is along the down valley axis represented by a hypothetical straight channel. Meanders develop, which lengthen the course of… …
40Adder (Farthing Wood) — Adder is a fictional character from the novel series The Animals of Farthing Wood, written by Colin Dann. He appeared in all of the sequels in the series. Adder also made appearances in the animated children s television series The Animals of… …
