What is "sinuate"

Sinuate \Sin"u*ate\, a. [L. sinuatus, p. p. of sinuare to wind, bend, fr. sinus a bend.] Having the margin alternately curved inward and outward; having rounded lobes separated by rounded sinuses; sinuous; wavy.

Sinuate \Sin"u*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sinuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sinuating.] To bend or curve in and out; to wind; to turn; to be sinuous.
--Woodward.

1680s, from Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (see insinuate).

1. 1 sinuous 2 Having wavy indentation on its border or edge. 3 (context mycology of gills English) Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower and then curving back towards the stem before reaching the attachment point. v

2. To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out

1. adj. curved or curving in and out; "wiggly lines" [syn: sinuous, wiggly]

2. having a strongly waved margin alternately concave and convex