anfractuous

  • 21tortuous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. spiral, snaky, sinuous, serpentine; winding, crooked. See convolution. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Winding] Syn. snaky, sinuous, twisting; see crooked 1 , winding . 2. [Not straightforward] Syn.… …

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  • 22Anfractuosities — Anfractuosity An*frac tu*os i*ty, n.; pl. {Anfractuosities}. [Cf. F. anfractuosit[ e].] 1. A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity. [1913 Webster] The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper. Macaulay. [1913… …

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  • 23Anfractuosity — An*frac tu*os i*ty, n.; pl. {Anfractuosities}. [Cf. F. anfractuosit[ e].] 1. A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity. [1913 Webster] The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 24Serpentine — Ser pen*tine, a. [L. serpentinus: cf. F. serpentin.] Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as,… …

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  • 25anfractuosity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1596 1. the quality or state of being anfractuous 2. a winding channel or course; especially an intricate path or process (as of the mind) …

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  • 26Theoretical neuromorphology — Morphology is the science of forms independent of the substance and size of objects or figures. Theoretical neuromorphology is the study and the use of logical and mathematical techniques and concepts allowing the study of shapes and connectivity …

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  • 28bhreg- — To break. Derivatives include breach, fraction, frail1, infringe, and suffrage. 1. a. break, from Old English brecan, to break; b. breach, from …

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  • 29anfractuosity — /an frak chooh os i tee/, n. 1. the state or quality of being anfractuous. 2. a channel, crevice, or passage full of windings and turnings. [1590 1600; < L anfractuos(us) winding (anfractu(s) a bend (see AMBI , FRACTO ) + osus OSE1) + ITY] * * * …

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  • 30anfractuousness — noun The state or quality of being anfractuous …

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