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Noun Concept
Categories: Curves, Differential geometry, Porous media, Riemannian geometry, Multivariable calculus
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tortuosity  tortuousness  torsion  contortion  crookedness
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A tortuous and twisted shape or position WordNet 3.0
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A tortuous and twisted shape or position WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Tortuosity is widely used as a critical parameter to predict transport properties of porous media, such as rocks and soils. Wikipedia
Parameter for diffusion and fluid flow in porous media Wikidata
A property of curve having many twists or turns. OmegaWiki
The state of being crooked. Wiktionary
State of being crooked. Wiktionary (translation)
A property of curve being tortuous, commonly used to describe diffusion in porous media. Wiktionary
(physics) property of curve being tortuous. Wiktionary (translation)
The property of being tortuous. Wiktionary
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They built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The acrobat performed incredible contortions WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
distorted shape
dimensionless quantity
DERIVATION
contortionist
contort
tortuous
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness
Wikipedia
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tortuosity
Wikidata
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tortuosity
Wiktionary
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crookedness, tortuosity, tortuousness
OmegaWiki
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sinuosity, tortuosity

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