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Sinuous vs Sinuate - What's the difference?

sinuous | sinuate |

As adjectives the difference between sinuous and sinuate

is that sinuous is having curves in alternate directions; meandering while sinuate is sinuous.

As a verb sinuate is

to advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out.

sinuous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.
  • :We followed every bend of the sinuous river.
  • Moving gracefully and supplely.
  • :We were entranced by her sinuous dance.
  • Synonyms

    * (having curves) (l), (l), (l) * (moving gracefully) (l)

    Antonyms

    * (having curves) (l), (l) * (moving gracefully) (l), (l)

    sinuate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out
  • A road that sinuates through the valley.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • sinuous
  • Having wavy indentation on its border or edge.
  • (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.
  • In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is sinuate .

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