curvilinear
Americanadjective
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consisting of or bounded by curved lines.
a curvilinear figure.
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forming or moving in a curved line.
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formed or characterized by curved lines.
adjective
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consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a curved line
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along a curved line
curvilinear motion
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maths (of a set of coordinates) determined by or determining a system of three orthogonal surfaces
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Brows furrowed, he drags the mouse across the bright screen to layer a curvilinear drawing of a blossom atop another and hits a button.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2022
Over the course of the first gallery lace frees itself from geometric patterns echoing the grid of textiles, and embraces more robust, less predictable, curvilinear patterns inspired by floral and plant forms.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022
The Teners liked the curvilinear shape of the Deltec homes, which the company says helps the structures offset wind pressure by 30%.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2021
“There’s really been no study to date that put everything together and examined this curvilinear relationship.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021
If we compute, for all these different varieties of elements, the place of the planet for 1847, its locus will evidently be a discontinuous curve or curvilinear polygon.
From Astronomical Discovery by Turner, Herbert Hall
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