"sinuate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sinuate [comparative], most sinuate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (“to wind, bend”), from sinus (“a bend”). See also sine, from Latin sinus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|sinuatus}} Latin sinuatus, {{m|la|sinuare||to wind, bend}} sinuare (“to wind, bend”), {{m|la|sinus||a bend}} sinus (“a bend”), {{m|en|sine}} sine, {{cog|la|sinus}} Latin sinus Head templates: {{en-adj}} sinuate (comparative more sinuate, superlative most sinuate)
  1. sinuous
    Sense id: en-sinuate-en-adj-qdp6c1E4
  2. Having wavy indentation on its border or edge.
    Sense id: en-sinuate-en-adj-V~uynCm9 Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 13 43 36
  3. (mycology, of gills) Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower and then curving back towards the stem before reaching the attachment point. Categories (topical): Mycology Translations (roughly the same height for most of its length): festoneado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sinuate-en-adj-zWRkPMxP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 9 48 40 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 13 43 36 Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'roughly the same height for most of its length': 0 2 98

Verb

Forms: sinuates [present, singular, third-person], sinuating [participle, present], sinuated [participle, past], sinuated [past]
Etymology: From Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (“to wind, bend”), from sinus (“a bend”). See also sine, from Latin sinus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|sinuatus}} Latin sinuatus, {{m|la|sinuare||to wind, bend}} sinuare (“to wind, bend”), {{m|la|sinus||a bend}} sinus (“a bend”), {{m|en|sine}} sine, {{cog|la|sinus}} Latin sinus Head templates: {{en-verb}} sinuate (third-person singular simple present sinuates, present participle sinuating, simple past and past participle sinuated)
  1. To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out Translations (to curve or bend): vlnit se [imperfective] (Czech), klikatit se [imperfective] (Czech), kiemurrella (Finnish), mutkitella (Finnish), sinuer (French)
    Sense id: en-sinuate-en-verb-kzkJl7P3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 9 48 40 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 13 43 36

Inflected forms

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