tortuosity (n)
tortuousness (n)
torsion (n)
contortion (n)
crookedness (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 25
def a tortuous and twisted shape or position
examples they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs
the acrobat performed incredible contortions
Outgoing links
Hypernym distorted shape, distortion
Derivationally related form contortion → contortionist; contortion → contort
Derivationally related form tortuousness → tortuous
Derivationally related form tortuosity → tortuous
Incoming links
Derivationally related form tortuous → tortuousness
Derivationally related form tortuous → tortuosity
Derivationally related form contortionist → contortion; contort → contortion
Hyponym distorted shape, distortion

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