meander
/miˈændə(ɹ)//miˈændɚ/
noun
- 1
A decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif, that is commonly found in Greek art.
- 2
A structural motif in proteins consisting of four adjacent antiparallel strands and their linking loops.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
“the meanders of an old river, or of the veins and arteries in the body”
- 2
A tortuous or intricate movement.
- 3
One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
- 4
Fretwork.
- 5
Perplexity.
- 6
A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
verb
- 1
To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
“The stream meandered through the valley.”
- 2
To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
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