Mäander

Meaning

1. meander (one of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse)
2. meander, meandros (decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif)

Concepts

meander

fretwork

meandering

serpentine

zigzag

greek key

crawling

meandros

Synonyms

Windung

Krümmung

Wellenlinie

Schlängeln

Schlangenlinie

Spitzkehre

Schleifen eines Flusses

windender Fluss

Flusswindung

Krümmungsarm

Serpentine

Translations

meandro

meandro

méandre

meander

meandro

Maeander

meandre

greca

zigzag

serpentina

Meandro

kıvrım

Meandre

menderes

Hyphenated as

Mä‧an‧der

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɛˈandɐ/

Etymology

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