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curvilinear

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


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By design, it doesn’t tower over its neighboring vinyl-sided houses but, with its curvilinear roof, it does seem to want to envelop them.

From New York Times Aug. 3, 2023

The primary suite — one of two bedrooms in the main house and five bedrooms total — boasts concrete walls and a curvilinear bathroom with a tile tub.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 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

“There’s really been no study to date that put everything together and examined this curvilinear relationship.”

From Washington Post Sep. 21, 2021

It affords an example, on a magnificent scale, of the curvilinear motion, which you taught us in mechanics.

From Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained by Thomas P. Jones




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