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"
curvilinear
curved, curving - having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"
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