ALL meanings of serpentine
ser·pen·tine
S s - adjective serpentine like a snake 1
- adjective serpentine winding 1
- intransitive verb serpentine path, etc.: wind 1
- adjective serpentine of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement. 1
- adjective serpentine having a winding course, as a road; sinuous. 1
- adjective serpentine shrewd, wily, or cunning. 1
- noun serpentine a common mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H 2 Mg 3 Si 2 O 2 , usually oily green and sometimes spotted, occurring in many varieties: used for architectural and decorative purposes. 1
- verb without object serpentine to make or follow a winding course: The stream serpentines through the valley. 1
- adjective serpentine Something that is serpentine is curving and winding in shape, like a snake when it moves. 0
- adjective serpentine of, relating to, or resembling a serpent 0
- adjective serpentine twisting; winding 0
- noun serpentine a curve that is symmetric about the origin of and asymptotic to the x-axis 0
- noun serpentine 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 0
- noun serpentine any of a group of minerals having the general formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4 0
- adjective serpentine of or like a serpent 0
- adjective serpentine evilly cunning or subtle; treacherous 0
- adjective serpentine coiled or twisted; winding 0
- noun serpentine something that twists or coils like a snake, as a coil of thin paper thrown out to unwind as a streamer 0
- noun serpentine a rock or mineral, as chrysotile, consisting chiefly of hydrous magnesium silicate and having a greenish, often mottled, coloring 0