noncurved

Lacking any arc

Noncurved describes something lacking curves—straight, angular, or flat rather than rounded or bent.

The term appears mainly in technical contexts: noncurved surfaces, noncurved lines.

In everyday speech, straight or flat usually does the job instead.

straight

linear

Arranged in straight succession

perpendicular · horizontal · vertical · parallel · orthogonal · axis · ray · segment · edge · line

smooth

flat

Lacking vertical variation

  • planarOf a flat surface
  • evenUniform and level
  • levelHorizontal or uniform position

sleek · polished · glabrous · unwrinkled · featureless · uniform · flush · tabular · unbowed

Opposites
geometric shape/linearity

noncurvedcurved

Smoothly bent, not angular

bent · curving · arced · bowed · rounded

Family

non, curve, curved, curves, curving, curvy, curvature, curvilinear, curvaceous

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G