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curvilinear

or cur·vi·lin·e·al

[kur-vuh-lin-ee-er]

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adjective

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

1700–10; < Latin curv(us) curve + -i- + linear

Related formscur·vi·lin·e·ar·i·ty

[kur-vuh-lin-ee-ar-i-tee] /ˌkɜr vəˌlɪn iˈær ɪ ti/, nouncur·vi·lin·e·ar·ly, adverb

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Related Words for curvilinear

arced, arched, arciform, bending, bent, bowed, rounded, arching, arcuate

Examples from the Web for curvilinear

Contemporary Examples of curvilinear

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

Historical Examples of curvilinear

There are the degrees of direction of line, curvilinear or angular.
Line and Form (1900)
Walter Crane
The same principle is true of designs upon the curvilinear plan.
Line and Form (1900)
Walter Crane
It would be the same with the quadrature of curvilinear areas.
The philosophy of mathematics
Auguste Comte
Who can decide between rectilinear and curvilinear geometry?
The Works of Honor de Balzac
Honor de Balzac
Who shall decide between rectalinear and curvilinear geometry?
Seraphita
Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for curvilinear

curvilinear

curvilineal

adjective

consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a curved line

along a curved linecurvilinear motion

maths (of a set of coordinates) determined by or determining a system of three orthogonal surfaces

Derived Formscurvilinearity, nouncurvilinearly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for curvilinear

adj.

1710, from curvi-, comb. form of Latin curvus (see curve (v.)) + linearis, from linea "line" (see line (n.)). Earlier was curvilineal (1650s).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

curvilinear in Science

curvilinear

[kûr′və-lĭn′ē-ər]

Formed, bounded, or characterized by curved lines.

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