curvilinear

Examples

• All

• Further inspection of Figure 1 suggests a slight curvilinear relationship in single-skill performance across grades.

  Academic text (2002)

• The architect's design features curvilinear lines that flow elegantly throughout the building.

• The relationships between the two communication consumption variables, though, were curvilinear in nature.

  Academic text (2005)

• Indeed, a nearly linear relationship between age and children ever born is curvilinear in the transformed index.

  Academic text (1996)

• Each exhibition is displayed on a curvilinear model, consistent with the building's exterior and interior design.

  Academic text (2004)

• Table 2 shows the desired curvilinear relationship between acuity scores and actual wait times.

  Academic text (1995)

• Overall, the relationship is curvilinear, peaking at a score of 17 and declining steadily thereafter.

  Academic text (2002)

• A bivariate scatterplot indicated that there was a curvilinear relationship between BMI and rank.

  Academic text (1996)

• However, the present study shows a curvilinear (U-shaped) relationship between drinking and LSA 13-14.

  Academic text (2004)

• The vines themselves combine robust form with curvilinear grace, giving an impression of ever-shooting, generative growth.

  Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

C

curved

vscurvilinear

6 1.0

A shape or surface that bends smoothly without sharp angles

focuses on following bent lines rather than overall surface shape

C

curvy

vscurvilinear

4 2.8

Having smooth rounded shapes or lines

is more neutral and technical, not informal or decorative

C

curvilineal

vscurvilinear

8.5

Having curved lines instead of straight ones

refers broadly to shapes defined by such bent lines

C

curviform

vscurvilinear

8.1

Having a curved shape

applies mainly to lines rather than the whole object's form

C

curving

vscurvilinear

2.5

Bending in a smooth rounded line instead of being straight

describes static bent lines rather than the action of bending

C

carvy

vscurvilinear

• UK

8.0

Having many curves or rounded parts

is the neutral technical adjective focusing on bent lines

Antonyms

S

straight

442 1.0

In a direct line without curves or bends

Compounds

C

curvilinear correlation

• Specialized

9.3

A relationship between two things that forms a curved line on a graph

C

curvilinear regression

• Specialized

8.8

A way to fit a curved line that shows how two things change

How Curved

circular

84 2.8

arched

4 3.2

curvilinear

1 7.9

curved

6 1.0

straight

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology