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Definition of "tortuosity" []

  • The quality or condition of being tortuous; twistedness or crookedness. (noun)
  • A bent or twisted part, passage, or thing. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tortuosity" in a sentence
  • "No description could exaggerate the tortuosity of the Linggi or the abruptness of its windings."
  • "Dilatation and tortuosity of the anterior ciliary veins are due apparently to excessive flow of blood through them on account of the abnormally small amount carried off by the venae vorticosae."
  • "They are less common on days in which winds prevail from any given direction, and vary much in intensity from a mere breeze, lightly laden with dust and with no tortuosity, to a violent cone of wind, capable of throwing down a _soldari_."