meander

noun · verbB1

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noun

Plural noun:

meandersmæander

1.
(often, plural)(often plural) 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.
(geography) One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
3.
A tortuous or winding journey.
4.
Synonym of Greek key, a decorative border; fretwork.
Đồng nghĩa: Greek key
5.
(mathematics) A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
6.
(obsolete, possibly)(possibly obsolete) A path on which the directions, distances, and elevations are noted, as a part of a land survey.
7.
(architecture) A decorative border consisting of a repeated linear motif, particularly of intersecting perpendicular lines.

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verb

V_es/s

meanders

V_ing/Gerund

meandering

V_ed/pp

meanderedmæander

1.
(intransitive)To wind or turn in a course or passage
The stream meandered through the valley.
Đồng nghĩa: wind, worm, wander
2.
(intransitive)To be intricate.
His speech meandered through various topics.
3.
(transitive)To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.

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Đồng nghĩa

Greek keywind worm wanderGreek fret

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Latin Maeander, from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος – a river in Asia Minor (present day Turkey) known for its winding course (modern Menderes).