Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinuate

/ˈsɪnju.eɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: sin-u-ate
IPA: /ˈsɪnju.eɪt/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out

adj

adj

Having wavy indentation on its border or edge.

adj

Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower and then curving back towards the stem before reaching the attachment point.

Example Sentences

"A road that sinuates through the valley."
"In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is sinuate."

Etymology

From Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (“to wind, bend”), from sinus (“a bend”). See also sine, from Latin sinus.

Inflected Forms

sinuates (present, singular) sinuating (participle, present) sinuated (participle, past) sinuated (past) more sinuate (comparative) most sinuate (superlative)

Derived Forms

bisinuate sinuately sinuolate subsinuate trisinuate

Synonyms

sinuous wiggly

Questions

How do you pronounce sinuate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪnju.eɪt/.
What does sinuate mean?: To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out
Where does sinuate come from?: From Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (“to wind, bend”), from sinus (“a bend”). See also sine, from Latin sinus.

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