tortuosity

tor·tu·os·i·ty

T0283100 (tôr′cho͞o-ŏs′ĭ-tē)n. pl. tor·tu·os·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being tortuous; twistedness or crookedness.2. A bent or twisted part, passage, or thing.

tortuosity

(ˌtɔːtjʊˈɒsɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. the state or quality of being tortuous2. a twist, turn, or coil

tor•tu•os•i•ty

(ˌtɔr tʃuˈɒs ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. 1. the state of being tortuous; twisted form or course; crookedness. 2. a twist, bend, or crook. [1595–1605; < Late Latin tortuōsitās. See tortuous, -ity]

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tortuosity - a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"crookedness, torsion, tortuousness, contortiondistorted shape, distortion - a shape resulting from distortion