curvilinealn.adj.

Brit.

/kəːvɪˈlɪnɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌkərvəˈlɪniəl/

Forms: 1600s curvilineall, 1600s– curvilineal.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: curvi- comb. form, lineal adj.

Etymology: < curvi- comb. form + lineal adj., in use as adjective perhaps partly after post-classical Latin curvilineus curvilineous adj. Compare curvilinear adj., curvilineary adj., curvilineous adj.

†A. n.

A figure consisting of one or more curved lines. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > thing or part in other curved shapes

heart1446

scutule1592

figure (of) eight1607

parenthesis1608

scallop1609

curvilineal1636

stirrup1684

pelecoid1706

shield1849

pretzel1919

jug handle1955

1636 Ramus's Via Regia ad Geometriam xv. 201 As yet we have had the Geometry of rectilineals: The Geometry of Curvilineals, of which the Circle is the chiefe, doth follow.

1719 R. Samber tr. H. Boerhaave Method Studying Physick 47 From the foregoing Principles is known the Measure of all Spaces, Plains, Superficies, Rectilineals or Curvilineals.

1801 E. D. Clarke Let. 10 July in W. Otter Life & Remains E. D. Clarke (1824) vi. 471 All ancient characters were angular, before mankind had learned the more difficult method of tracing curvilineals.

B. adj.

= curvilinear adj. (in various senses). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > [adjective] > curved line

curvilineal1656

curve-lined1657

curvilinear1668

curvilineary1679

curvilineous1684

curvital1892

1656 T. Hobbes Six Lessons iii. 27 in Elements Philos. Curvilineall Angles.

a1746 C. MacLaurin Acct. Sir I. Newton's Philos. Discov. (1748) iii. ii. §3. 244 The curvilineal motion of the moon in her orbit.

1769 J. Landen in Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 174 The computation of curvilineal areas.

1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic vi. 133 Describing a kind of curvilineal path.

1869 Young Gentleman's Mag. May 312 The finest diamonds are made into ‘brilliants,’ that is to say, in order to reflect the light, and sparkle with greater lustre, they are cut with curvilineal faces both at top and bottom.

1926 Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 16 Oct. 72/3 West of this, 130 acres is figured with curvilineal avenues 100 feet wide, and the lots laid out accordingly.

1983 Performing Arts Jrnl. 7 71 Then, as if ready for the confrontation, he raised one leg after another in high curvilineal designs; tense, taut, he lunged forward, aimed his blowgun, lowered it.

2010 Stochastic Environmental Res. & Risk Assessment 24 743/2 A curvilinealcoordinate system is empirically established.

Derivatives

† curviˈlinealness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Curvilinealness, the Consisting of crooked Lines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	curvilineal
释义	curvilinealn.adj. Brit. /kəːvɪˈlɪnɪəl/, U.S. /ˌkərvəˈlɪniəl/ Forms: 1600s curvilineall, 1600s– curvilineal. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: curvi- comb. form, lineal adj. Etymology: < curvi- comb. form + lineal adj., in use as adjective perhaps partly after post-classical Latin curvilineus curvilineous adj. Compare curvilinear adj., curvilineary adj., curvilineous adj. †A. n. A figure consisting of one or more curved lines. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > thing or part in other curved shapes heart1446 scutule1592 figure (of) eight1607 parenthesis1608 scallop1609 curvilineal1636 stirrup1684 pelecoid1706 shield1849 pretzel1919 jug handle1955 1636 Ramus's Via Regia ad Geometriam xv. 201 As yet we have had the Geometry of rectilineals: The Geometry of Curvilineals, of which the Circle is the chiefe, doth follow. 1719 R. Samber tr. H. Boerhaave Method Studying Physick 47 From the foregoing Principles is known the Measure of all Spaces, Plains, Superficies, Rectilineals or Curvilineals. 1801 E. D. Clarke Let. 10 July in W. Otter Life & Remains E. D. Clarke (1824) vi. 471 All ancient characters were angular, before mankind had learned the more difficult method of tracing curvilineals. B. adj. = curvilinear adj. (in various senses). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > [adjective] > curved line curvilineal1656 curve-lined1657 curvilinear1668 curvilineary1679 curvilineous1684 curvital1892 1656 T. Hobbes Six Lessons iii. 27 in Elements Philos. Curvilineall Angles. a1746 C. MacLaurin Acct. Sir I. Newton's Philos. Discov. (1748) iii. ii. §3. 244 The curvilineal motion of the moon in her orbit. 1769 J. Landen in Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 174 The computation of curvilineal areas. 1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic vi. 133 Describing a kind of curvilineal path. 1869 Young Gentleman's Mag. May 312 The finest diamonds are made into ‘brilliants,’ that is to say, in order to reflect the light, and sparkle with greater lustre, they are cut with curvilineal faces both at top and bottom. 1926 Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 16 Oct. 72/3 West of this, 130 acres is figured with curvilineal avenues 100 feet wide, and the lots laid out accordingly. 1983 Performing Arts Jrnl. 7 71 Then, as if ready for the confrontation, he raised one leg after another in high curvilineal designs; tense, taut, he lunged forward, aimed his blowgun, lowered it. 2010 Stochastic Environmental Res. & Risk Assessment 24 743/2 A curvilinealcoordinate system is empirically established. Derivatives † curviˈlinealness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Curvilinealness, the Consisting of crooked Lines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1636
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