curvilineal
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cur·vi·lin·e·ar
(kûr′və-lĭn′ē-ər) also cur·vi·lin·e·al (-əl)adj.
Formed, bounded, or characterized by curved lines.
[Latin curvus, curved; see curve + linear.]
cur′vi·lin′e·ar′i·ty (-ē-ăr′ĭ-tē) n.
cur′vi·lin′e·ar·ly adv.
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Adj. | 1. | curvilineal - characterized by or following a curved line; "curvilinear tracery"; "curvilinear motion" |
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