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单词 curvilinear
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Definition of curvilinear in English:

curvilinear

adjective ˌkəːvɪˈlɪnɪəˌkərvəˈlɪniər
  • Contained by or consisting of a curved line or lines.

    曲线勾勒(或组成)的,用曲线表示的

    these designs employ flowing, curvilinear forms

    这些花样采用流畅的曲线形式。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They are among the earliest curvilinear glass houses ever built, pre-dating Chatsworth House's Stove House and the Crystal Palace in London.
    • One sherd has a curvilinear motif, and punctates or short trailed lines bordering longer lines are relatively rare.
    • Gummer has invented a novel means of integrating sharp-angled rectilinear with undulating curvilinear complexes by having them pass through each other.
    • In the past few years the skirts have become skorts (skirt to the front and shorts to the back) and the shirt has transformed into a fitted jersey that complements the more curvilinear shape of the female body.
    • In his first year of painting, Gongkam proved to be a talented young artist and created beautiful works consisting of abstract curvilinear lines.
    • On the southern flank a cluster of students formed a curvilinear outline that resembled the geography of India.
    • The sensuousness of the metal is reinforced and enhanced by his decorative curvilinear line that creates a virtuoso effect of dramatic splendour.
    • Lichenometric dating curves are curvilinear, and so the older the age estimate the less accurate it is likely to be.
    • It is also true that the curvilinear streets of neosuburbs can shelter the most unlikely assemblages of citizens behind the apparent uniformity of their extruded facades.
    • They're lovely and the curvilinear lines are fluid and beautiful.
    • From above showing the curvilinear sympathies with the railway lines.
    • One roadside stall moulded its hash into curvilinear arrangements that looked like something out of a box of Liquorice Allsorts.
    • Straight lines gave way to the asymmetrical and curvilinear.
    • For Reginfo, the top horizontal line with the curvilinear arrow bears the same connotation as one of the implications of the quartered circle.
    • The surgeon makes a curvilinear (ie, curved) infraumbilical incision using a #10 knife blade.
    • The two curvilinear models were exponential growth or decay curves and piecewise linear regression models.
    • Its streamlined modernist line in sheer cliff faces and sleek curvilinear walls was celebrated by leading architects of the day and was a perfect ingredient in Art Deco style.
    • The interior is meticulously designed with inviting hardwood floors and curving wooden counters reflecting the rounded ceiling of the curvilinear trailer.
    • Its fluid curvilinear, concave and convex forms let it appear sculptured rather than built, resembling in its shape a wind swept submarine with the sprawled arms of a sphinx.
    • Here, too were the louvres, the broad-based wooden benches, the curvilinear balusters supporting rails around polished wooden platforms.

Derivatives

  • curvilinearly

  • adverb
    • Ecologists, taking their cue from nature, think in terms of cycles, while economists are more likely to think linearly, or curvilinearly.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The 15 N values of these algae, on the other hand, linearly or curvilinearly decreased from 18 to 12 with increasing distance from the shoreline, indicating the difference in nitrogen sources available to macroalgae.
      • Following an increase in PFD, NP increased curvilinearly, reaching a maximum after approx.35 min.
      • Mullet has a fusiform body shape with a pronounced tail fin, and generates a body wave with an amplitude increasing curvilinearly towards the tail.
      • These developmental events increased either curvilinearly or linearly as temperature increased from a minimum of about 15°C, depending on the phenological event.
      • However, family members conceptualize cohesion such that it is linearly related to family functioning whereas outside observers appear to conceptualize cohesion as being curvilinearly related to family functioning.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin curvus 'bent, curved', on the pattern of rectilinear.

Rhymes

Abyssinia, Bithynia, Gdynia, gloxinia, interlinear, Lavinia, linear, rectilinear, Sardinia, triclinia, Virginia, zinnia

Definition of curvilinear in US English:

curvilinear

adjectiveˌkərvəˈlinēərˌkərvəˈlɪniər
  • Contained by or consisting of a curved line or lines.

    曲线勾勒(或组成)的,用曲线表示的

    these designs employ flowing, curvilinear forms

    这些花样采用流畅的曲线形式。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They are among the earliest curvilinear glass houses ever built, pre-dating Chatsworth House's Stove House and the Crystal Palace in London.
    • From above showing the curvilinear sympathies with the railway lines.
    • Its fluid curvilinear, concave and convex forms let it appear sculptured rather than built, resembling in its shape a wind swept submarine with the sprawled arms of a sphinx.
    • On the southern flank a cluster of students formed a curvilinear outline that resembled the geography of India.
    • One roadside stall moulded its hash into curvilinear arrangements that looked like something out of a box of Liquorice Allsorts.
    • The interior is meticulously designed with inviting hardwood floors and curving wooden counters reflecting the rounded ceiling of the curvilinear trailer.
    • Straight lines gave way to the asymmetrical and curvilinear.
    • Here, too were the louvres, the broad-based wooden benches, the curvilinear balusters supporting rails around polished wooden platforms.
    • The surgeon makes a curvilinear (ie, curved) infraumbilical incision using a #10 knife blade.
    • Gummer has invented a novel means of integrating sharp-angled rectilinear with undulating curvilinear complexes by having them pass through each other.
    • Lichenometric dating curves are curvilinear, and so the older the age estimate the less accurate it is likely to be.
    • In the past few years the skirts have become skorts (skirt to the front and shorts to the back) and the shirt has transformed into a fitted jersey that complements the more curvilinear shape of the female body.
    • The sensuousness of the metal is reinforced and enhanced by his decorative curvilinear line that creates a virtuoso effect of dramatic splendour.
    • Its streamlined modernist line in sheer cliff faces and sleek curvilinear walls was celebrated by leading architects of the day and was a perfect ingredient in Art Deco style.
    • In his first year of painting, Gongkam proved to be a talented young artist and created beautiful works consisting of abstract curvilinear lines.
    • One sherd has a curvilinear motif, and punctates or short trailed lines bordering longer lines are relatively rare.
    • It is also true that the curvilinear streets of neosuburbs can shelter the most unlikely assemblages of citizens behind the apparent uniformity of their extruded facades.
    • They're lovely and the curvilinear lines are fluid and beautiful.
    • The two curvilinear models were exponential growth or decay curves and piecewise linear regression models.
    • For Reginfo, the top horizontal line with the curvilinear arrow bears the same connotation as one of the implications of the quartered circle.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin curvus ‘bent, curved’, on the pattern of rectilinear.

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