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Definition of Sinuously

Sinuously
Sinuous Sin"u*ous, a. [L. sinuosus, fr. sinus a bent surface, a curve: cf. F. sinueux. See Sinus.] Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked. -- Sin"u*ous*ly, adv. Streaking the ground with sinuous trace. --Milton. Gardens bright with sinuous rills. --Coleridge.

Meaning of Sinuously from wikipedia

- Sinuosity, sinuosity index, or sinuosity coefficient of a continuously differentiable curve having at least one inflection point is the ratio of the curvilinear...
- 2013[update], 195 sinuous rilles have been identified on the Moon. Vallis Schröteri in Oce**** Procellarum is the largest sinuous rille, and Rima Hadley...
- The sinuous sea fan (Eunicella tricoronata) is a species of gorgonian sea fan in the family Gorgoniidae. This fan is flattened and has curving branches...
- it forms the border with Honduras. The Caribbean coastline is much more sinuous than its generally straight Pacific counterpart; lagoons and deltas make...
- Ophiogomphus occidentis, the sinuous snaketail, is a species of clubtail in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae. It is found in North America...
- Colpomenia sinuosa, commonly named the oyster thief or sinuous ballweed, is a brown algae species in the genus Colpomenia. It is the type species of its...
- Palpable in its entire length, the crest is convex superiorly but is sinuously curved, being concave inward in front, concave outward behind. It is thinner...
- haloed adolescent figure with full ch****s, slanted eyes, and a small, sinuous mouth. The Armenian historian Movses Kaghankatvatsi describes the Turks...
- Eupanacra sinuata, the sinuous rippled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western China...
- river valleys as a result of meandering. The slow-moving river forms a sinuous shape as the outer side of bends are eroded away more rapidly than the...