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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