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.

Origin of curvilinear

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

OTHER WORDS FROM curvilinear

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

Words nearby curvilinear

curveball, curve fitting, curve of occlusion, curvet, curvette, curvilinear, curvilinear coordinate system, curvilinear tracery, curvy, Curzon, Cusack

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Example sentences 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 of curvilinear

curvilinearity, nouncurvilinearly, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for curvilinear

curvilinear

[ kûr′və-lĭn′ē-ər ]

Formed, bounded, or characterized by curved lines.

单词	curvilinear
释义	curvilinear or cur·vi·lin·e·al [ kur-vuh-lin-ee-er ] / ˌkɜr vəˈlɪn i ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR curvilinear ON THESAURUS.COM adjective consisting of or bounded by curved lines: a curvilinear figure. forming or moving in a curved line. formed or characterized by curved lines. Origin of curvilinear 1700–10; <Latin curv(us) curve + -i- + linear OTHER WORDS FROM curvilinear 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 Words nearby curvilinear curveball, curve fitting, curve of occlusion, curvet, curvette, curvilinear, curvilinear coordinate system, curvilinear tracery, curvy, Curzon, Cusack Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 of curvilinear curvilinearity, nouncurvilinearly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to curvilinear arced, arched, arciform, bending, bent, bowed, rounded, arching, arcuate, curvilineal Scientific definitions for curvilinear curvilinear [ kûr′və-lĭn′ē-ər ] Formed, bounded, or characterized by curved lines. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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curvilinear

or cur·vi·lin·e·al

adjective

Origin of curvilinear

OTHER WORDS FROM curvilinear

Words nearby curvilinear

Example sentences from the Web for curvilinear

British Dictionary definitions for curvilinear

curvilineal

adjective

Derived forms of curvilinear

Words related to curvilinear

Scientific definitions for curvilinear