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 Definitions of tortuosity  [ˌtɔr tʃuˈɒs ɪ ti]  

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Definition of 'tortuosity' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) tortuosity
the state of being tortuous; twisted form or course; crookedness.

2.  tortuosity
a twist, bend, or crook.

Etymology:  (1595–1605; < LL tortuōsitās. See tortuous , -ity)

Definition of 'tortuosity' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness
a tortuous and twisted shape or position
"they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"

'tortuosity' - Nearby Entries  

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