curvilinear

Definition

Having bends; curved; curvilineal.

Etymology

From curve + -i- + linear, compare curve, linear.

Example Sentences

• "the curvilinear motion of a thrown stone"
• "In early art rectilinear decoration marks an advance on curvilinear, which, in the long ages before pottery was thought of, would naturally be associated with the fibrous baskets that served as vessels."