sinuosity

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sinuosity
    n 1: having curves; "he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads"
         [syn: {sinuosity}, {sinuousness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sinuosity \Sin`u*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Sinuosities}. [Cf. F.
   sinuosit['e].]
   1. Quality or state of being sinuous.
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   2. A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a
      series of windings; a wave line; a curve.
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            A line of coast certainly amounting, with its
            sinuosities, to more than 700 miles.  --Sydney
                                                  Smith.
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