sinuationn.

/sɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/

Etymology: < late Latin sinuātio, < sinuāre to curve, etc.

1. The act or fact of winding about, or pursuing a winding course.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [noun] > indirectness of course > moving in winding course

winding1398

crankling1598

crangling1608

indenturinga1632

meandering1652

sinuation1653

serpentinga1684

zigzaggery1761

twisting1768

zigzagging1827

switchbacking1913

zigging1977

1653 R. Gentilis tr. F. Bacon Nat. & Exper. Hist. Winds 80 We call those Accidentall generations of windes, which doe not..beget the impulsive motion of windes, but..by sinuation or winding doe agitate and tumble it.

2. A winding or bending in and out; a sinuosity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > winding curve(s)

folda1250

windinga1387

wrinkling1387

revolution?a1425

wrinkle1430

crink1567

crank1572

cringle-crangle1573

crinkle1596

crankle1598

crinkle-crankle1598

meander1603

anfractuosity1612

ins and outs1655

sinuationa1676

insinuationa1684

anfractus1719

sinuosity1720

flexuosity1737

evolution1765

cringle1808

wriggle1825

voluminosity1841

squiggle1902

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) 65 The humane Brain is in proportion to the Body much..larger than the Brains of Brutes,..and fuller of anfractus or sinuations.

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. v. 171 The Form of the Circumference of Leaves where there are no Angles or Sinuations.

1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. 148 A road..winding in numberless sinuations along the edge of a deep precipice.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 351 A median sinuation divides this extremity into two lobes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	sinuation
释义	sinuationn. /sɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/ Etymology: < late Latin sinuātio, < sinuāre to curve, etc. 1. The act or fact of winding about, or pursuing a winding course. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [noun] > indirectness of course > moving in winding course winding1398 crankling1598 crangling1608 indenturinga1632 meandering1652 sinuation1653 serpentinga1684 zigzaggery1761 twisting1768 zigzagging1827 switchbacking1913 zigging1977 1653 R. Gentilis tr. F. Bacon Nat. & Exper. Hist. Winds 80 We call those Accidentall generations of windes, which doe not..beget the impulsive motion of windes, but..by sinuation or winding doe agitate and tumble it. 2. A winding or bending in and out; a sinuosity. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > winding curve(s) folda1250 windinga1387 wrinkling1387 revolution?a1425 wrinkle1430 crink1567 crank1572 cringle-crangle1573 crinkle1596 crankle1598 crinkle-crankle1598 meander1603 anfractuosity1612 ins and outs1655 sinuationa1676 insinuationa1684 anfractus1719 sinuosity1720 flexuosity1737 evolution1765 cringle1808 wriggle1825 voluminosity1841 squiggle1902 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) 65 The humane Brain is in proportion to the Body much..larger than the Brains of Brutes,..and fuller of anfractus or sinuations. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. v. 171 The Form of the Circumference of Leaves where there are no Angles or Sinuations. 1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. 148 A road..winding in numberless sinuations along the edge of a deep precipice. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 351 A median sinuation divides this extremity into two lobes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1653
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