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Definition of curvilinear adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

curvilinear

adjective
 
/ˌkɜːvɪˈlɪniə(r)/
 
/ˌkɜːrvɪˈlɪniər/
(formal)
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  1. consisting of a curved line or lines
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin curvus ‘bent, curved’, on the pattern of rectilinear.
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