curvilinear

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curvilinear

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

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  1. not comparable Having bends; curved; curvilineal. the curvilinear motion of a thrown stone
  2. not comparable Formed by curved lines. 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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"curvilinear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/curvilinear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{curvilinear_2026,
  title = {curvilinear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/curvilinear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}