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Raremeander
The correct spelling is meander.
How to pronounce meander
noun
IPA: /miˈændə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Mee-nde-r
The correct spelling is meander. A decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif, that is commonly found in Greek art. For example: "the meanders of an old river, or of the veins and arteries in the body"
Usage Examples
“the meanders of an old river, or of the veins and arteries in the body”
“The stream meandered through the valley.”
Meanings
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.
- 3.One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
- 4.A tortuous or intricate movement.
- 5.One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
verb
- 1.To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
- 2.To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
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