curvilinear

or cur·vi·lin·e·al

[ kur-vuh-lin-ee-er ]

/ ˌkɜr vəˈlɪn i ər /

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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.

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Origin of curvilinear

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

OTHER WORDS FROM curvilinear

cur·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

Words nearby curvilinear

curveball, curve fitting, curve of occlusion, curvet, curvette, curvilinear, curvilinear coordinate system, curvilinear tracery, curvy, Curzon, Cusack

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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|DAILY BEAST
In each bay of the Triforium there are three arches with curvilinear tracery.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle|C. King Eley
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

The rifflers of sculptors and a few other files are curvilinear in their central line.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various
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

curvilinear

curvilineal

/ (ˌkɜːvɪˈlɪnɪə) /

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 forms of curvilinear

curvilinearity, nouncurvilinearly, adverb

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