circuitousadjective
uk/sɜːˈkjuː.ɪ.təs/us/sɝːˈkjuː.ə.t̬əs/formalnot straight or direct:
a circuitous route/path
a circuitous (= long and indirect) explanation
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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- angle of incidence
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- axial
- corresponding angle
- erect
- horizontal
- oblique
- parallel
- plumb
- prominent
- reflection
- right angle
- secant
- slant
- supplementary angle
- tangent
- tangential
- transversal
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circuitously
adverb uk/sɜːˈkjuː.ɪ.təs.li/us/sɝːˈkjuː.ə.t̬əs.li/