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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

Meanwhile, at Taliesin West, a World Heritage Site that was established by Wright in 1940, Chihuly’s flamboyant, curvilinear forms will interact with the organic, nature-inspired mid-century modern structures that Wright designed himself.

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

His love for the indirect and curvilinear method of approaching a subject may have had some influence in making him unable to decide the question even for himself.

From Sidelights on Chinese Life by Macgowan, J. (John)




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