tortuosity
IPA: tˈɔrtʃuˈɑsɪti
noun
- tortuousness; tortuous condition or nature.
- Crookedness.
- (physics) A property of curve being tortuous, commonly used to describe diffusion in porous media.
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Examples of "tortuosity" in Sentences
- Automated measurement of retinal vascular tortuosity.
- Tortuosity is commonly used to describe diffusion in porous media.
- A novel method for automatic evaluation of retinal vessel tortuosity.
- However, in this case tortuosity of a straight line is left undefined.
- However, it is well known that tortuosity is not only a function of porosity.
- However, the tortuosity of the rock increases this to a higher number than 1.
- In this case tortuosity of both straight line and circle is estimated to be 0.
- Sadly, it only shows the basic irrelevance and moral tortuosity of censorship.
- This concept is also used for porous media as soils and snow Tortuosity in 2 D.
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