"curvilinear" meaning in English

See curvilinear in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-curvilinear.wav
Etymology: From curve + -i- + linear, compare curve, linear. Etymology templates: {{com|en|curve|-i-|linear}} curve + -i- + linear Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} curvilinear (not comparable)
  1. Having bends; curved; curvilineal. Tags: not-comparable Translations (having bends): curvilini (Catalan), 彎曲嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 弯曲嘅 (waam¹ kuk¹ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), curvilíneo (Spanish), kroklinjig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-curvilinear-en-adj-KDkgSYSi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -i-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -i-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'having bends': 95 5
  2. (geometry, art) Formed by curved lines. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Art, Geometry
    Sense id: en-curvilinear-en-adj-a2WEdORx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -i-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -i-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49 Topics: art, arts, geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: curvilinearity, curvilinearly, semicurvilinear

Alternative forms

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