ANFRACTUOSITY


Meaning of ANFRACTUOSITY in English

(ˌ)anˌfrakchəˈwäsəd.ē noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle French anfractuosité, from Late Latin anfractuosus + Middle French -ité -ity

1. : the quality or state of being anfractuous

2. : a winding channel, course, or passage ; especially : an intricate path or process (as of the mind)

the history of mathematics … is one of quirks and anfractuosities — Norbert Wiener

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