sinu

a. [ L. sinuatus, p. p. of sinuare to wind, bend, fr. sinus a bend. ] Having the margin alternately curved inward and outward; having rounded lobes separated by rounded sinuses; sinuous; wavy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Sinuate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. sinuatio. ] A winding or bending in and out. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Sinuous. Loudon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Sinuosities [ Cf. F. sinuosité. ] 1. Quality or state of being sinuous. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a series of windings; a wave line; a curve. [ 1913 Webster ]

A line of coast certainly amounting, with its sinuosities, to more than 700 miles. Sydney Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. sinuosus, fr. sinus a bent surface, a curve: cf. F. sinueux. See Sinus. ] Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked. -- Sin"u*ous*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Streaking the ground with sinuous trace. Milton. [1913 Webster]

Gardens bright with sinuous rills. Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

a. (Zool.) Having a pallial sinus. See under Sinus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. L. Sinus, E. Sinuses [ L., a bent surface, a curve, the folds or bosom of a garment, etc., a bay. Cf. Sine, n. ] 1. An opening; a hollow; a bending. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat. & Zool.) A cavity; a depression. Specifically: (a) A cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or with a narrow opening. (b) A dilated vessel or canal. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) A narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Bot.) A depression between adjoining lobes. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A sinus may be rounded, as in the leaf of the white oak, or acute, as in that of the red maple. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pallial sinus. (Zool.) See under Pallial. --
Sinus venosus [ L., venous dilatation. ] (Anat.) (a) The main part of the cavity of the right auricle of the heart in the higher vertebrates. (b) In the lower vertebrates, a distinct chamber of the heart formed by the union of the large systematic veins and opening into the auricle. [ 1913 Webster ]