sinuate

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Definition of sinuate

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out

“A road that sinuates through the valley.”

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verb

To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out

“A road that sinuates through the valley.”

adj

sinuous
Having wavy indentation on its border or edge.
Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower and then curving back towards the stem before reaching the attachment point.

“In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is sinuate.”

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From Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (“to wind, bend”), from sinus (“a bend”). See also sine, from Latin sinus.

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