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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Origin of curvilinear
Example Sentences
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It is inescapable that people have most focused on Frank’s sculptural, curvilinear forms, his luminous exterior surfaces, and yet what I find most profound about his architecture is how he enchanted and enlivened space.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
And the curvilinear stone and glass addition — designed by the architect Jeanne Gang — is nearing completion.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022
Its curvilinear form unfurls like a wood shaving.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2021
“There’s really been no study to date that put everything together and examined this curvilinear relationship.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021
But the most distinguishing feature of "Bacon's Castle" is the Jacobean "curvilinear" gable at each end.
From Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century by Forman, Henry Chandlee
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