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tortuous

Roundabout vs Tortuous - What's the difference?

roundabout | tortuous | Related terms |

Roundabout is a related term of tortuous.


As adjectives the difference between roundabout and tortuous

is that roundabout is indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary while tortuous is twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

As a noun roundabout

is (chiefly|uk|new zealand|and|australia) a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

Devious vs Tortuous - What's the difference?

devious | tortuous | Related terms |

Devious is a related term of tortuous.


As adjectives the difference between devious and tortuous

is that devious is deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard while tortuous is twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

Rambling vs Tortuous - What's the difference?

rambling | tortuous | Related terms |

Rambling is a related term of tortuous.


As a verb rambling

is .

As a noun rambling

is a long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.

As an adjective tortuous is

twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

Tortuous vs Tortorous - What's the difference?

tortuous | tortorous |

Tortorous is likely misspelled.


Tortorous has no English definition.

As an adjective tortuous

is twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

Tortuous vs Torus - What's the difference?

tortuous | torus |


As an adjective tortuous

is twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

As a noun torus is

torus (shape).

Tortulous vs Tortuous - What's the difference?

tortulous | tortuous |


As adjectives the difference between tortulous and tortuous

is that tortulous is swelling out at intervals like a knotted cord while tortuous is twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

Taxonomy vs Tortuous - What's the difference?

taxonomy | tortuous |


As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective tortuous is

twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

Torque vs Tortuous - What's the difference?

torque | tortuous |


As a noun torque

is a rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton-metre or Nm; imperial unit foot-pound or ft.lbf).

As a verb torque

is to twist or turn something.

As an adjective tortuous is

twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

Tortuous vs Twistical - What's the difference?

tortuous | twistical |


As adjectives the difference between tortuous and twistical

is that tortuous is twisted; having many turns; convoluted while twistical is (archaic) crooked; tortuous; hence, perverse; unfair; dishonest.

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