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.

Nearby words

curve of occlusion, curved, curvedly, curvet, curvette, curvilinear, curvilinear coordinate system, curvilinear tracery, curvy, curzon, curé

Origin of curvilinear

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

Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
The Vicar's wife regarded her as too large and flaring and curvilinear for reputable good looks.
Septimus|William J. Locke
The projectile was following its curvilinear direction round the moon.
From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It|Jules Verne
It is possible to add to the work in pure geometry some work in the mensuration of the curvilinear figures shown in these designs.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith

The same principle is true of designs upon the curvilinear plan.
Line and Form (1900)|Walter Crane
In the latter case the band left by itself is the meander, and may be called a curvilinear zigzag.
Evolution in Art|Alfred C. Haddon

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

curvilinearity, nouncurvilinearly, adverb

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Science definitions for curvilinear

curvilinear

[ kûr′və-lĭn′ē-ər ]

Formed, bounded, or characterized by curved lines.