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curvilinear

[kur-vuh-lin-ee-er] / ˌkɜr vəˈlɪn i ər /


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The curvilinear bop of a good and expertly undulating narrative lede.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Those viewing the building from the street can catch a peek of LACMA’s 1988 Japanese Pavilion under the new building’s curvilinear body.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024

Over the course of the first gallery lace frees itself from geometric patterns echoing the grid of textiles, and embraces more robust, less predictable, curvilinear patterns inspired by floral and plant forms.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

The Teners liked the curvilinear shape of the Deltec homes, which the company says helps the structures offset wind pressure by 30%.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2021

Its general section is that of a cyma reversa surmounted by a flattened torus, and its appearance that of a vase decorated with curvilinear and geometrical tracery.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Sir Walter Armstrong




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