adj
Meaning 1
Having bends; curved; curvilineal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- the curvilinear motion of a thrown stone
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
curvilinear
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adj
Meaning 2
Formed by curved lines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: art, arts, geometry, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
characterized by or following a curved line
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- curvilinear tracery
- curvilinear motion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: curvilineal
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From curve + -i- + linear, compare curve, linear.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: curvilini — having bends
- Chinese Cantonese: 彎曲嘅 /弯曲嘅 (waam1 kuk1 ge3) — having bends
- Esperanto: kurbe-linia — having bends
- German: gekrümmt — having bends
- German: kurvenartig — having bends
- German: krummlinig — having bends
- German: kurvenförmig — having bends
- German: kurvilinear — having bends
- Macedonian: кривулест (krivulest) — having bends
- Spanish: curvilíneo — having bends
- Swedish: kroklinjig — having bends
- Esperanto: kurbe-linia — formed by curved lines
- Macedonian: криволиниски (krivoliniski) — formed by curved lines