To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
To wander without a particular direction, somewhat aimlessly.
"with the meanders of the stream" means the survey line follows the twists and turns of the stream.
The winding of a stream channel.
A broad, semicircular curve in a stream that develops as the stream erodes the outer bank of a bend and deposits sediment (as point bars) against the inner bank.
a turn or winding of a stream Understanding Watersheds
A snake-like curve along a stream's course.
The Maeander River, which flows through Turkey into the Aegean, was famous in ancient times for its winding course - which is how its name became a synonym for wandering aimlessly or casually, without urgent destination. See: SAUNTER.
Descriptive of a property boundary that follows the course of a river or estuary.
a Greek-inspired decoration in which a continuous flat moulding winds in on itself and then unwinds once more in the fashion of a squared spiral.
a winding line shape sometimes found on vases; for an example, see Louvre A 514 ( image).
Broad, looping bend in a river.
One of a series of somewhat regular, sharp, sinuous curves, bends, loops, or turns produced by a stream, particularly in its lower course where it swings from side to side across its valley bottom.
River with a single channel that sweeps back and forth in smooth curves.
_ A turn or winding in a river or streambed that changes over time.
stretch of river that changes course many times.
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
a running ornament consisting of a fret design with many involved turnings and an intricate variety of designs
a sharp loop or bend in a stream's course
bends in a stream's channel, usually broad and looping
Curves deviating from a linear course. Components of Meander geometry include length, amplitude, belt width.
Something that meanders follows a winding path.
A meander is the name for the natural curves in a river. As a river flows, the current increases any curve in its course. On the outside of the curve the water velocity, and therefore the erosion caused by the current is greatest. Here the river cuts into the outside bank, producing a river cliff and the river's deepest points, pools. On the curve's inside the current is slow and deposits any transported material, building up a gentle slip-off slope. As each meander migrates in the direction of its river cliff, the river gradually changes its course across the flood plain. A loop in a river's flow may become so far away from the straight route that it becomes cut off from the normal course and forms an oxbow lake.
From the name Maeander (modern Menderes), a winding river in western Turkey that flows into the Aegean Sea. A decorative motif of intricate, rectilinear character, applied to architecture and sculpture.
A floodplain stream channel feature consisting of a curved loop in which channel bank erosion is concentrated along the outside of the loop and deposition of sediment occurs on the inside (lateral accretion deposits or point bar deposition); Through time the stream channel migrates laterally across the floodplain or in the downstream direction.
One of a series of curves, bends or turns in a stream channel.
A loop-like bend in the course of a river.
curves in the stream channel where the stream dissipates energy
the circuitous winding or sinuosity of a stream, used to refer to a bend in the river.
Large bend in a river or stream
To follow a winding course.
What a river does naturally when it hits flatter terrain.
In connection with streams, a winding channel usually in an erodible, alluvial valley. A reverse or S-shaped curve or series of curves forme-d by erosion of the concave bank, especially at the downstream end, characterized by curved flow and alternating shoals and bank erosions. Meandering is a stage in the migratory movement of the channel, as a whole, down the valley.
A looping bend in a stream channel.
(me - an - der) a bend in a river
a turn or winding area of a stream
the curved pattern of a stream channel
Sinuous shaped stream channel. Usually found in streams flowing over a very shallow elevation grade.
Dispersion of smoke plumes in the horizontal by means of the crosswind component (fluctuations) of the horizontal wind speed. The result is a plume that wanders from side to side. When averaged over a finite time period, the result is plume spreading in the horizontal.
A sharp bend, loop or turn in a stream's course. When abandoned, called a meander scar or an oxbow.
A bend or loop in a stream's course.
A sinuous channel alignment that results from floodplain structure amenable to channel lengthening or enhanced expression of the thalweg. In other words, where the stream tends to loop back and forth a lot.
In mathematics, a meander or closed meander is a self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times. Intuitively, a meander can be viewed as a road crossing a river through a number of bridges.
In art and architecture, a meander is a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif. Such a design is also called the Greek fret or Greek key design. The name "meander" recalls the twisting and turning path of the Maeander River.
A meander is a bend in a river, once the amplitude of a meander becomes too great the bend is cut off creating a feature known as an oxbow lake. A stream or river flowing through a wide valley or flat plain will tend to form a meandering stream course as it alternatively erodes and deposits sediments along its course. The result is a snaking pattern as the stream meanders back and forth across its floodplain.