Definitions of tortuousness
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a tortuous and twisted shape or position
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synonyms:
contortion, crookedness, torsion, tortuosity
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type of:
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distorted shape, distortion
a shape resulting from distortion
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distorted shape, distortion
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puzzling complexity
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synonyms:
complicatedness, complication, knottiness
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type of:
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complexity, complexness
the quality of being intricate and compounded
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complexity, complexness
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