Meaning & use
curvilinear
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Consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by curved lines rather than straight ones.
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The architect designed a curvilinear facade that flowed like a ribbon around the building.
Statisticians noted a curvilinear relationship between the two variables rather than a simple straight-line trend.
A note on using this word
Often contrasted with "rectilinear" in design, mathematics, and statistics, where a curvilinear pattern rises and falls rather than following a constant rate.
Words with a similar meaning
curvedcurvy
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Words with an opposite meaning
rectilinearstraight
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