Tortuosity


noun, plural tortuosities.
1.
the state of being tortuous; twisted form or course; crookedness.
2.
a twist, bend, or crook.
3.
a twisting or crooked part, passage, or thing.
noun (pl) -ties
1.
the state or quality of being tortuous
2.
a twist, turn, or coil

tortuosity (tôr’chōō-ŏs’ĭ-tē)
n.

The quality or condition of being tortuous; twistedness or crookedness.

A bent or twisted part, passage, or thing.

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