The curve must be continuous (no jump) between the two ends. The sinuosity value is really significant when the line is continuously differentiable (no angular point). The distance between both ends can also be evaluated by a plurality of segments according to a broken line passing through the successive inflection points (sinuosity of order 2). T... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinuosity
• (n.) Quality or state of being sinuous. • (n.) A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a series of windings; a wave line; a curve. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/sinuosity/
Sin`u·os'i·ty noun ; plural Sinuosities . [ Confer French sinuosité .] 1. Quality or state of being sinuous. 2. A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a series of windings; a wave line; a curve. « A line of coast certainly amounting, with i... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/108