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curvilinear

[kur-vuh-lin-ee-er] Origin

cur·vi·lin·e·ar

[kur-vuh-lin-ee-er]
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.
Also, cur·vi·lin·e·al.


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

cur·vi·lin·e·ar·i·ty [kur-vuh-lin-ee-ar-i-tee] , noun
cur·vi·lin·e·ar·ly, adverb
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World English Dictionary
curvilinear or curvilineal (ˌkɜːvɪˈlɪnɪə)
 
adj
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
 
curvilineal or curvilineal
 
adj
 
curviline'arity or curvilineal
 
n
 
curvi'linearly or curvilineal
 
adv

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curvilinear
1710, from curvi-, comb. form of L. curvus (see curve) + linearis, from linea "line" (see line (n.)). Earlier was curvilineal (1650s).
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curvilinear   (kûr'və-lĭn'ē-ər)  Pronunciation Key 
Formed, bounded, or characterized by curved lines.
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