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curvilinear

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cur·vi·lin·e·ar  (kûrv-ln-r) also cur·vi·lin·e·al (-l)
adj.
Formed, bounded, or characterized by curved lines.
[Latin curvus, curved; see curve + linear.]
curvi·line·ari·ty (--r-t) n.
curvi·line·ar·ly adv.
curvilinear
Adjective
consisting of or bounded by a curved line
curvilinear  (kûrv-ln-r)
Formed, bounded, or characterized by curved lines.
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Adj.1.curvilinear - characterized by or following a curved line; "curvilinear tracery"; "curvilinear motion"
curvilineal
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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The projectile was following its curvilinear direction round the moon.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
The highest blooded and best trained hound, with his game in view, could not have run with an eye more riveted than that with which the Doctor had pursued his curvilinear course.
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And it is equally impossible for me to form the abstract idea of motion distinct from the body moving, and which is neither swift nor slow, curvilinear nor rectilinear; and the like may be said of all other abstract general ideas whatsoever.
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