sinuosity.

The degree or quality of following a curved, winding course or outline.

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Words that belong together

• the sinuosity of a river
• a sinuous outline
• high sinuosity

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The river’s sinuosity forced the road away from the shortest crossing.

She traced the sinuosity of the carving before noticing where its line had been broken.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural sinuosities for curves or instances. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.