English Explanatory Dictionary

meander

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
  2. 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.
  5. A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
  6. A path on which the directions, distances, and elevations are noted, as a part of a land survey.
  7. A decorative border consisting of a repeated linear motif, particularly of intersecting perpendicular lines.
verb
  1. To wind or turn in a course or passage
  2. To be intricate.
  3. To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
name
  1. A town in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  2. A river in northern Tasmania, which joins the South Esk.

Pronunciation

/miˈæn.də(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meander.wav /miˈæn.dɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-meander.wav

Word forms

meander meanders mæander meandering meandered

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Greek key wind worm wander

Derived words

incised meander meander belt meanderer meanderian meanderic meanderiform meanderine meandering meander line meander loop meanderthal meandery meandric meandrous meandry palaeomeander Meander Valley
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