anfractuosity

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an frak′cho̅o̅ os′i tē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•frac•tu•os•i•ty  (an frak′cho̅o̅ os′i tē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the state or quality of being anfractuous.
  2. a channel, crevice, or passage full of windings and turnings.
  • Latin anfrāctuōs(us) winding (anfrāctu(s) a bend (see ambi-, fracto-) + -ōsus -ose1) + -ity
  • 1590–1600

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