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curvilinear

adj

Etymology

From curve + -i- + linear, compare curve, linear.

  1. borrowed from līneāris
  2. compounded as curvilinear — “curve + -i- + linear”

Definitions

  1. Having bends

    Having bends; curved; curvilineal.

    • the curvilinear motion of a thrown stone

  2. Formed by curved lines.

    • In early art rectilinear decoration marks an advance on curvilinear, which, in the long ages before pottery was thought of, would naturally be associated with the fibrous baskets that served as vessels.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA