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curvilinear

 
Dictionary: cur·vi·lin·e·ar   (kûr'və-lĭn'ē-ər) pronunciation also cur·vi·lin·e·al
 
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adj.

Formed, bounded, or characterized by curved lines.

[Latin curvus, curved; see curve + LINEAR.]

curvilinearity cur'vi·lin'e·ar'i·ty (-ē-ăr'ĭ-tē) n.
curvilinearly cur'vi·lin'e·ar·ly adv.
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Thesaurus: curvilinear
 
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adjective

    Deviating from a straight line: arced, arched, arciform, bent, bowed, curved, rounded. See straight/bent.

 
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A line appearing as a curve; nonlinear.

 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: characterized by or following a curved line
  Synonym: curvilineal

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more

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