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meander

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.

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meander

an ornamental pattern, esp as used in ancient Greek architecture

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meander [mē′an·dər]

(hydrology)

A sharp, sinuous loop or curve in a stream, usually part of a series.

(oceanography)

A deviation of the flow pattern of a current.

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fret

1. An ornament, sometimes painted, incised, or raised and formed of short fillets, bands, or reglets variously combined, frequently consisting of continuous lines arranged in rectangular forms; a meander; a Greek key.

2. Similar ornamentation in which the fillets intersect at oblique angles, as often in Oriental designs.

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labyrinth fret, key pattern, meander

labyrinth fret

A fret with many involved turnings.

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Meander 

a common geometric design consisting of a line winding in and out at right angles. The meander was widely used in ancient Greek art. Its name derives from the winding Maeander River (now the Büyükmenderes) in Asia Minor.