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noun

Anfractuosity n. (pl. anfractuosities)

A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity. "The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper."

(Anat.) A sinuous depression or sulcus like those separating the convolutions of the brain.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... curvature.] Convolution — N. winding &c v.; convolution, involution, circumvolution; wave, undulation, tortuosity, anfractuosity^; sinuosity, sinuation^; meandering, circuit, circumbendibus^, twist, twirl, windings and turnings, ambages^; torsion; inosculation^; reticulation &c (crossing) 219; rivulation^; roughness &c 256. coil, roll, curl; buckle, ...

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