| curvilineal | (adj) characterized by or following a curved line, Syn. curvilinear, Example: curvilinear tracery; curvilinear motion |
| curvilinear correlation | (n) any correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constant, Syn. nonlinear correlation, skew correlation |
| curvilinear regression | (n) the relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order) |
| Curvicaudate | a. [ L. curvus bent + E. caudate. ] (Zool.) Having a curved or crooked tail. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Curvicostate | a. [ L. curvus + E. costate. ] (Bot.) Having bent ribs. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Curvidentate | a. [ L. curvus + E. dentate. ] Having curved teeth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Curviform | a. [ L. curvus + -form. ] Having a curved form. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Curvilinead | n. (Geom.) An instrument for drawing curved lines. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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| Curvilinearity | n. The state of being curvilinear or of being bounded by curved lines. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Curvilinearly | adv. In a curvilinear manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Curvinerved | a. [ L. curvus bent + E. nerve. ] (Bot.) Having the ribs or the veins of the leaves curved; -- called also |
| Curvirostral | a. [ L. curvus + E. rostral. ] (Zool.) Having a crooked beak, as the crossbill. [ 1913 Webster ] |