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Webster 1913 Edition


Anfractuosity

An-fracˊtu-os′i-ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Anfractuosities
(#)
.
[Cf. F.
anfractuosité
.]
1.
A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity.
The
anfractuosities
of his intellect and temper.
Macaulay.
2.
(Anat.)
A sinuous depression or sulcus like those separating the convolutions of the brain.