Sinuosity
/ˌsɪn.juˈɒs.ɪ.ti/noun
The quality of having many curves and bends.
Did you know?Sinuosity comes from Latin *sinuosus*, meaning “full of curves” or “winding,” from *sinus*—the same root behind the idea of a hollow, fold, or bosom, a shape of enclosure and concealment.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sey-
“to bind, twist, or curve”
Latin
Latin
sinus
“a fold, curve, hollow, or bay”
Late Latin
Latin
sinuosus
“full of bends; winding”
14th–15th Century
English
sinuous
“curving, winding, or serpentine”
17th Century
English
sinuosity
“the state or quality of being sinuous”
Modern English
English
sinuosity
“the quality of having many curves or bends”