n., pl., -ties.
- The quality or condition of being tortuous; twistedness or crookedness.
- A bent or twisted part, passage, or thing.
tortuosity
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tor·tu·os·i·ty (tôr'chū-ŏs'ĭ-tē) 
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n., pl., -ties.
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(tôr'chū-ŏs'ĭ-tē)
n.
n.
- The quality or condition of being tortuous; twistedness or crookedness.
- A bent or twisted part, passage, or thing.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a tortuous and twisted shape or position
Synonyms: tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness
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