Meaning of anfrakto | Babel Free
anˈfraktoDefinitions
- anfractuosity
- Equivalent to 'anfractuosity': A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
Equivalents
English
anfractuosity
Français
anfractuosité
Examples
“Jurij Finkel (translator), La nebulozo de Andromedo (Туманность Андромеды / Andromeda: a Space-Age Tale) by Ivan Yefremov, Chapter 14,”
In his imagination there appeared a gigantic human brain with its sulci and anfractuosities, pulsing and alive
“Fernando de Diego (translator), La inĝenia hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter 55,”
He also felt the walls of the pit with his hands to see if it would be possible to climb out without anyone’s help, but he found that all of them were smooth, without any kind of foothold (lit. without anfractuosities suitable for holding on) (Edith Grossman translation, Harper Collins)
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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