Definition of TORTUOSITY

tortuosity

Meanings

Plural: tortuosities

Noun

  • a tortuous and twisted shape or position
  • tortuousness; tortuous condition or nature.
  • Crookedness.
  • A property of curve being tortuous, commonly used to describe diffusion in porous media.

Origin / Etymology

From tortuo(u)s + -ity, from Latin tortuositas; compare French tortuosité.

Scrabble Score: 13

tortuosity is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tortuosity is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tortuosity is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

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