meander
English
/miˈændə(ɹ)/, /miˈændɚ/
noun
Definitions
- One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
- A tortuous or intricate movement.
- (geography) one of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
- Fretwork.
- Perplexity.
- (math) A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Maeander derived from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Μαίανδρος
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- meanderer English
- meanderest English
- meandereth English
- meandric English
- meandrous English
- meandry English
- palaeomeander English
- Maeander Latin
- Mäander German
- Μαίανδρος Ancient Greek
- meander Norwegian Bokmål
- meander Norwegian Nynorsk
- mæander Danish
- Menderes Turkish