curvilinear
English
editEtymology
editFrom curve + -i- + linear, compare curve, linear.
Adjective
editcurvilinear (not comparable)
- Having bends; curved; curvilineal.
- the curvilinear motion of a thrown stone
- (geometry, art) Formed by curved lines.
- 1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 52:
- 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.
Derived terms
editTranslations
edithaving bends
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