Значення

значень: 7
  1. (часто, множина)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

    Windung

    an aimless amble on a winding 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

    Flusswindung, Mäander, Flussschlinge

    меа́ндрmeándr

    меа́ндрmeándr

  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 decorative border consisting of a repeated linear motif, particularly of intersecting perpendicular lines.

  7. (застаріле, possibly)A path on which the directions, distances, and elevations are noted, as a part of a land survey.

Приклади

речень: 11
  1. The river meanders across the plain.

    deDer Fluss mäandriert durch die Ebene.

  2. The river meandered across the vast dry plain.

  3. Their discussion meandered into the territory of the strange.

  4. Ziri was meandering the park when he saw something terrifying.

  5. I meandered to the library and looked for an assistant.

    deIch schlenderte zur Bücherei und schaute nach einem Gehilfen.

Українська
За значеннями 1
geography: one of a series of regular curves in a watercourse:
Русский
За значеннями 1
geography: one of a series of regular curves in a watercourse:
Deutsch
За значеннями 2
one of the turns of a course:
geography: one of a series of regular curves in a watercourse:

Походження

From Latin Maeander, from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros) – a river in Asia Minor (pre

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

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Форми

множина: meanders
Однинаmeander
Множинаmeanders

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Синоніми

синонімів: 2
Близькі за значенням
  • an aimless amble on a winding course:ramble

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 10

Дивіться також

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