rectilinear

Speech parts

1. rectilinear - Adjective

2. rectilinear - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Straight; consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded by straight lines; as, a rectineal angle; a rectilinear figure or course.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rectilineal foursquare cartesian even level true direct linear straight vertical horizontal smooth perpendicular rectangular straightforward
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Antonyms

cubic FAST arc curved foul planar
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Related terms

rectangular rectangle rectilineal NRO recti- rectilineally

Phrases with the word

near-rectilinear near-rectilinear orbit

Examples

RITUALISM, n. A Dutch Garden of God where He may walk in rectilinear freedom, keeping off the grass. Ambrose Bierce

His way had therefore come full circle, or rather had taken the form of an ellipse or a spiral, following as ever no straight unbroken line, for the rectilinear belongs only to Geometry and not to Nature and Life. Hermann Hesse

rectilinear patterns in wallpaper Source: Internet

the rectilinear propagation of light Source: Internet

As Bob does not know the basis the photons were encoded in, all he can do is to select a basis at random to measure in, either rectilinear or diagonal. Source: Internet

Before its submersion into a sanitary tunnel, Pogue's Run was included into the plan, disrupting the rectilinear street grid to the southeast. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rectilineal rectilineal orbit rectilineally rectilinear orbit rectilinear regression rectilinearism