curvilinearly

Examples

• All

• Malcolm (1991a) has proposed a more realistic model that assumes the edge effect decreases curvilinearly with increasing distance from the edge to a point D max where it becomes zero.

  Academic text (1992)

• With the exception of seriousness, all the preceding variables were curvilinearly related to rate.

  Academic text (2001)

• These considerations suggest that revolutionary state tolerance toward religious and atheistic practices may vary curvilinearly with the degree of prior opiatization of religious bodies.

  Academic text (1990)

• Light travels curvilinearly as it passes through a lens, creating a focused image.

• The path through the garden was designed to wind curvilinearly, offering a scenic view at every turn.

Synonyms

S

sinuously

vscurvilinearly

1 7.4

In a winding, curving way

is a simpler single curved line rather than many bends

C

curlingly

vscurvilinearly

7.9

In a twisting way that makes soft curves

focuses on plain curve without twisting into spirals

B

bendingly

vscurvilinearly

6.7

In a way that makes the body or an object curve

describes forming a curve itself rather than the act of bending

Antonyms

S

straight

∞ 1.0

In a direct line without turning

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology