Meander
11Meander — [mē an′dər] alt. sp. of MAEANDER …
12meander — [mē an′dər] n. [L maeander < Gr maiandros < Maiandros, the MAEANDER (noted for its winding course)] 1. [pl.] windings or convolutions, as of a stream 2. an ornamental pattern of winding or crisscrossing lines 3. an aimless wandering;… …
13Meander — For other uses, see Meander (disambiguation). A hypothetical stream bed following a tilted valley. The maximum gradient is along the down valley axis represented by a hypothetical straight channel. Meanders develop, which lengthen the course of… …
14meander — meanderer, n. meanderingly, adv. /mee an deuhr/, v.i. 1. to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. 2. to wander aimlessly; ramble: The talk meandered on. v.t. 3. Survey. to define the margin of… …
15Meander — /mee an deuhr/, n. ancient name of the Menderes. * * * Extreme U bend in a stream, usually occurring in a series, that is caused by flow characteristics of the water. Meanders form in stream deposited sediments and may stack up upstream of an… …
16meander — UK [mɪˈændə(r)] / US [mɪˈændər] verb [intransitive] Word forms meander : present tense I/you/we/they meander he/she/it meanders present participle meandering past tense meandered past participle meandered 1) a river or road that meanders follows… …
17meander — me|an|der [miˈændə US ər] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: maeander, from [i]Greek, from Maiandros (now Menderes), river in Turkey] 1.) if a river, stream, road etc meanders, it has a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line meander… …
18meander — me|an|der [ mi ændər ] verb intransitive 1. ) a river or road that meanders follows a path with a lot of turns and curves 2. ) to move slowly without a particular direction or purpose in mind: meander along/through/about: Visitors can meander… …
19meander — {{11}}meander (n.) 1570s, confusion, intricacies, from L. meander a winding course, from Gk. Maiandros, name of a river in Caria noted for its winding course (the Greeks used the name figuratively for winding patterns). In reference to river… …
20meander — 1. Overdeveloped and selfexaggerated bend is a stream course either on the surface or underground, caused by more erosion on the outside than on the inside of a bend due to natural wash of the flow. Undergound meanders commonly originate… …
