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curvelinear

curvelinear is the alternative form of curvilinear.

Meaning of curvilinear

Adjective

curvilinear (not comparable)

  1. Having bends; curved; curvilineal.
    • the curvilinear motion of a thrown stone
  2. 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.1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 52

Forms of curvelinear

comparativemore curvelinear
superlativemost curvelinear

Questions about curvelinear

What is curvelinear the alternative form of?
Curvelinear is the alternative form of curvilinear.

Words near curvelinear in the dictionary

  1. curvedness
  2. curveless
  3. curvelessness
  4. curvelet
  5. curvelets
  6. curvelinear
  7. curver
  8. curvers
  9. curves
  10. curves of pursuit
  11. curvesome

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Adapted from Wiktionary: curvelinear (page history and authors); curvilinear (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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