Tortuosity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tortuous and twisted shape or position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˌɔːɹtʃuːˈɔsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/tˌɔːtjuːˈɒsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˌɔːtjuːˈɒsɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /tˌɔːɹtʃuːˈɔsᵻɾi/.

Examples

they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs
the acrobat performed incredible contortions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

torsion tortuousness contortion crookedness

Parts of Speech

noun	a tortuous and twisted shape or position “they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs”

Word Forms

tortuous	adjective	marked by repeated turns and bends
contortionist	noun	an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
contort	verb	twist and press out of shape

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gewundenheit

eine gewundene und verdrehte Form oder Position

🇫🇷French

tortuosité

une forme ou une position tortueuse et tordue

🇪🇸Spanish

tortuosidad

una forma o posición tortuosa y retorcida

🇮🇹Italian

tortuosità

una forma o posizione tortuosa e contorta

🇳🇱Dutch

kronkeligheid

een kronkelige en gedraaide vorm of positie

🇵🇹Portuguese

tortuosidade

uma forma ou posição tortuosa e torcida

🇷🇺Russian

извилистость

извилистая и скрученная форма или положение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टेढ़ा-मेढ़ापन

टेढ़ी-मेढ़ी और मुड़ी हुई आकृति या स्थिति

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆமை

ஒரு முறுக்கப்பட்ட மற்றும் முறுக்கப்பட்ட வடிவம் அல்லது நிலை

🇮🇳Marathi

अत्याचार

एक त्रासदायक आणि वळवलेला आकार किंवा स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોર્ટુઓસિટી

એક કપટી અને ટ્વિસ્ટેડ આકાર અથવા સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಮೆ

ತಿರುಚಿದ ಮತ್ತು ತಿರುಚಿದ ಆಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആമ

വളഞ്ഞതും വളച്ചൊടിച്ചതുമായ ആകൃതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਸ਼ੱਦਦ

ਇੱਕ ਕਠੋਰ ਅਤੇ ਮਰੋੜਿਆ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تشدد

ایک مشکل اور بٹی ہوئی شکل یا پوزیشن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

曲折度

曲折扭曲的形状或位置

🇯🇵Japanese

曲がりくねった

曲がりくねったねじれた形または位置

🇰🇷Korean

비틀림

구불구불하고 뒤틀린 모양이나 위치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự quanh co

một hình dạng hoặc vị trí quanh co và xoắn

🇹🇭Thai

ความทรมาน

รูปร่างหรือตำแหน่งที่คดเคี้ยวและบิดเบี้ยว

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakjujuran

bentuk atau posisi yang berliku-liku dan memutar

🇵🇭Filipino

paikot-ikot

isang paikot-ikot at baluktot na hugis o posisyon

🇲🇾Malay

berliku-liku

bentuk atau kedudukan yang berliku-liku dan berpintal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعرج

شكل أو موقف ملتوي وملتوي

🇮🇷Persian

پیچ خوردگی

شکل یا موقعیت پرپیچ و خم و پیچ خورده

🇹🇷Turkish

kıvrımlılık

dolambaçlı ve bükülmüş bir şekil veya konum

🇮🇱Hebrew

פיתולים

צורה או עמדה מפותלת ומפותלת

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