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Meanders, Owens River, near Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
(credit: © Barrie Rokeach—Aerial/Terrestrial Photography)
Extreme U-bend in a stream, usually occurring in a series, that is caused by flow characteristics of the water. Meanders form in stream-deposited sediments and may stack up upstream of an obstruction, resulting in a gooseneck or extremely bowed meander. A cutoff may form through the gooseneck and allow the former meander bend to be sealed off as an oxbow lake. Silt deposits may eventually fill the lake to form a marsh or a meander scar.

meander
an ornamental pattern, esp as used in ancient Greek architecture


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His plots are slight and self-contained; his characters are ramblers and meanderers incarnate.
A FITTING ENDING WITH `RADIO GOLF' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
While Sillman's work bears the influence of historic movements from the quattro-cento to the New York School, it's also linked to younger contemporaries like Chris Johansen and Barry McGee, fellow doodlers and meanderers.
Amy Sillman by Caniglia, Julie / Artforum International
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