meander

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meander^¹

/miˈæn.də(ɹ)/ Australia, UK
/miˈæn.dɚ/ Canada, US

Where it comes from

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

noun meanders · mæander

often, plural 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
One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse See, how the streams advancing to the main, / Through crooked channels draw their crystal train! / While lingering thus they in meanders glide, / They scatter verdant life on either side.
A tortuous or winding journey. That journey in the spring of 1891 tracked historical underpinnings of the edifice that Einstein built. Our story will be an extremely interesting mental meander to trace the evolution some of the aspects of relativity theory from the beginning.
Synonym of Greek key, a decorative border; fretwork. The scales are conceived of as meander fretwork; but I do not know whether, for this reason, this fish is associated with thunder.
Similar: Greek key
A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
obsolete, possibly A path on which the directions, distances, and elevations are noted, as a part of a land survey. Markings on Meander Corners. On all meander corners, the letters “M. C.” ( for meander corner) will be cut into the side facing the stream or lake to be meandered. On post or tree meander corners, within township exteriors[…]
A decorative border consisting of a repeated linear motif, particularly of intersecting perpendicular lines.

verb meanders · meandering · meandered · mæander

intransitive To wind or turn in a course or passage The stream meandered through the valley.
Similar: wind, worm, wander
intransitive To be intricate. His speech meandered through various topics.
transitive To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Her labyrinth-like ţurns, and mad meander'd trace[…]

Meander^²

proper noun

A town in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
A river in northern Tasmania, which joins the South Esk.

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noun one of the turns of a course

Deutsch	Windung

noun geography: one of a series of regular curves in a watercourse

Español	meandro
中文	河套 hétào
Português	meandro
Français	méandre
Deutsch	Flusswindung, Mäander, Flussschlinge, Flussbiegung
Italiano	meandro
Română	meandru
Русский	меа́ндр meándr

noun tortuous or intricate movement

Français	méandre
Română	meandre

verb to wind or turn

日本語	迂曲 ukyoku, うきょく
Français	méandrer
Deutsch	sich schlängeln, mäandrieren
Italiano	spiegarsi, stendersi, avvilupparsi, dispiegarsi
Română	meandra
العربية	تَعَرَّجَ taʕarraja

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@misc{meander_2026,
  title = {meander},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meander},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}