curvilinear

American  

[kur-vuh-lin-ee-er] / ˌkɜr vəˈlɪn i ər /

Or curvilineal

adjective

1. consisting of or bounded by curved lines.

   a curvilinear figure.

2. forming or moving in a curved line.

3. formed or characterized by curved lines.

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curvilinear British  

/ ˌkɜːvɪˈlɪnɪə /

adjective

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

2. along a curved line

   curvilinear motion

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

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curvilinear Scientific  

/ kûr′və-lĭn′ē-ər /

1. Formed, bounded, or characterized by curved lines.

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Other Word Forms

• curvilinearity noun
• curvilinearly adverb

Etymology

Origin of curvilinear

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

Example Sentences

Call it corporate-askance: smooth reflective surfaces that project instructability and power, but with curvilinear façades and insistently interesting textures that keep a hand in the arts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

And the curvilinear stone and glass addition — designed by the architect Jeanne Gang — is nearing completion.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Meanwhile, at Taliesin West, a World Heritage Site that was established by Wright in 1940, Chihuly’s flamboyant, curvilinear forms will interact with the organic, nature-inspired mid-century modern structures that Wright designed himself.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2021

“There’s really been no study to date that put everything together and examined this curvilinear relationship.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021

It was from the first confidently believed that the force retaining double stars in curvilinear paths was identical with that governing the planetary revolutions.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)