anfractus

ānfrāctus ūs, m

am- (for ambi-) + FRAG-, a recurving, turning, bending round : quae (figura) nihil incisum anfractibus habere potest: solis, a circuit .—Esp., a tortuous way, circuitous route : si nullus anfractus intercederet, Cs.: longior, N.: litorum, L.—Fig., of style, circumlocution, prolixity.—Intricacies : iudiciorum.