sinuate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out
    — A road that sinuates through the valley.
形容词 adj.
  1. sinuous
  2. Having wavy indentation on its border or edge.
  3. Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower and then curving back towards the stem before reaching the attachment point.
    — In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is sinuate.

词形变化

sinuates present,singular,third-person sinuating participle,present sinuated participle,past sinuated past more sinuate comparative most sinuate superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
bisinuate sinuately sinuolate subsinuate trisinuate

词源

词源 1
From Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (“to wind, bend”), from sinus (“a bend”). See also sine, from Latin sinus.
词源 2
From Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (“to wind, bend”), from sinus (“a bend”). See also sine, from Latin sinus.
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