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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.

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.

Other Word Forms

  • curvilinearity noun
  • curvilinearly adverb

Etymology

Origin of curvilinear

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

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