anfractuosity

English

noun
Definitions
  • A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
  • One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.

Etymology

Derived from Latin anfractuosus (winding).

Origin

Latin

anfractuosus

Gloss

winding

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