Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Having bends; curved; curvilineal.

    the curvilinear motion of a thrown stone

    gekrümmt, kurvenartig, krummlinig

  2. (not comparable)Formed by curved lines.

    characterized by or following a curved line

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The curvilinear roof gives beauty to the design as well as affording more head room inside than the ordinary straight rafter.

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Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
having bends:

Origin

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

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

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • characterized by or following a curved line:curvilineal

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
curvilinear — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto