sinuate
English
Etymology
From sine, originally from Latin sinus.
Verb
sinuate (third-person singular simple present sinuat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle sinuated)
- To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out
- A road that sinuates through the valley.
Translations
to curve or bend
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Adjective
sinuate (comparative more sinuate, superlative most sinuate)
- Sinuous.
- Having wavy indentation on its border or edge.
- Template:mycology Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower and then curving back towards the stem before reaching the attachment point.
- In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is sinuate.
Translations
roughly the same height for most of its length
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