TORTUOSITY
\tˌɔːtjuːˈɒsɪti], \tˌɔːtjuːˈɒsɪti], \t_ˌɔː_t_j_uː_ˈɒ_s_ɪ_t_i]\
Definitions of TORTUOSITY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
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