curvilinear

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Etymology

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

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curvilinear (not comparable)

  1. Having bends; curved; curvilineal.
    the curvilinear motion of a thrown stone
  2. (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.

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