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- Dictionaryserpentine/ˈsəːp(ə)ntʌɪn/
adjective
- 1. of or like a serpent or snake: "serpentine coils"
noun
- 1. a dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes mottled or spotted like a snake's skin.
- 2. a winding lake in Hyde Park, London, constructed in 1730.
verb
- 1. move or lie in a winding path or line: "fresh tyre tracks serpentined back towards the hopper"
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: a mineral or rock consisting essentially of a hydrous magnesium silicate usually having a dull green color and often a mottled appearance.
SERPENTINE definition: 1. curving and twisting like a snake: 2. complicated and difficult to understand: 3. curving and…. Learn more.
noun. a dark green or brown mineral with a greasy or silky lustre, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. It is used as an ornamental stone; and one variety (chrysotile) is known as asbestos. Composition: hydrated magnesium silicate. Formula: Mg 3 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 . Crystal structure: monoclinic.
SERPENTINE meaning: 1. curving and twisting like a snake: 2. complicated and difficult to understand: 3. curving and…. Learn more.
You can use the adjective serpentine to describe things that look like a serpent or are snakelike. Looking down at the carved riverbeds in the Grand Canyon is like looking into a basket of snakes: the serpentine twists curve throughout the canyon floor.
n. 1. (Minerals) a dark green or brown mineral with a greasy or silky lustre, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. It is used as an ornamental stone; and one variety (chrysotile) is known as asbestos. Composition: hydrated magnesium silicate. Formula: Mg3Si2O5 (OH)4. Crystal structure: monoclinic.
Serpentine definition: Of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; sinuous.
Something that is serpentine is curving and winding in shape, like a snake when it moves.
Definition of serpentine adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement. having a winding course, as a road; sinuous. shrewd, wily, or cunning. n. a device on a harquebus lock for holding the match. a cannon having any of various bore sizes, used from the 15th to the 17th century.