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curvilinear
adjective
[ ˌkəːvɪˈlɪnɪə ]
• contained by or consisting of a curved line or lines.
• "these designs employ flowing, curvilinear forms"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin curvus ‘bent, curved’, on the pattern of rectilinear .
