curvilinear
or cur·vi·lin·e·al
consisting of or bounded by curved lines: a curvilinear figure.
forming or moving in a curved line.
formed or characterized by curved lines.
Origin of curvilinear
1Other words from curvilinear
- cur·vi·lin·e·ar·i·ty [kur-vuh-lin-ee-ar-i-tee], /ˌkɜr vəˌlɪn iˈær ɪ ti/, noun
- cur·vi·lin·e·ar·ly, adverb
Words Nearby curvilinear
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How to use curvilinear in a sentence
Silvestre Varela was hurtling toward the U.S. goal when Ronaldo fed him a pass of curvilinear purity.
Team USA 2, Portugal 2: Seconds Away From World Cup Glory | Tunku Varadarajan | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn each bay of the Triforium there are three arches with curvilinear tracery.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyThere are the degrees of direction of line, curvilinear or angular.
Line and Form (1900) | Walter CraneThe same principle is true of designs upon the curvilinear plan.
Line and Form (1900) | Walter CraneThe rifflers of sculptors and a few other files are curvilinear in their central line.
A wing added in the seventeenth century, with quaint curvilinear gable, projects into the garden behind.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon | Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
British Dictionary definitions for curvilinear
curvilineal
/ (ˌkɜːvɪˈlɪnɪə) /
consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a curved line
along a curved line: curvilinear motion
maths (of a set of coordinates) determined by or determining a system of three orthogonal surfaces
Derived forms of curvilinear
- curvilinearity, noun
- curvilinearly, adverb
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Scientific definitions for curvilinear
[ kûr′və-lĭn′ē-ər ]
Formed, bounded, or characterized by curved lines.
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