Sinuate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sinuate \Sin"u*ate\, a. [L. sinuatus, p. p. of sinuare to wind,
     bend, fr. sinus a bend.]
     Having the margin alternately curved inward and outward;
     having rounded lobes separated by rounded sinuses; sinuous;
     wavy.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sinuate \Sin"u*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sinuated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Sinuating}.]
     To bend or curve in and out; to wind; to turn; to be sinuous.
     --Woodward.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sinuate
       adj 1: curved or curving in and out; "wiggly lines" [syn: {sinuous},
               {wiggly}]
       2: having a strongly waved margin alternately concave and
          convex