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 [sin-yoo-os-i-tee]  

sin·u·os·i·ty

   [sin-yoo-os-i-tee]
noun, plural -ties.
1.
Often, sinuosities. a curve, bend, or turn: a sinuosity of the road.
2.
a sinuous form or character.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Medieval Latin sinuōsitās. See sinuous, -ity
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Sinuosity has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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sinuosity or (less commonly) sinuation (ˌsɪnjʊˈɒsɪtɪ)
 
—n , pl -osities, -ations
1.  the quality of being sinuous
2.  a turn, curve, or intricacy
 
sinuation or (less commonly) sinuation
 
—n

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