rectilinear
English
Etymology
From post-Classical Latin; either from rectilīneāris or from rectilīneus (whence rectiline) + -ar, in both cases ultimately deriving from rectus (“straight”) + līnea (“line”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪniɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪnɪə/
- Hyphenation: rec‧ti‧lin‧ear
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Adjective
rectilinear (comparative more rectilinear, superlative most rectilinear)
- In a straight line.
- The crankshaft and connecting rods of an engine convert the rectilinear motion of the pistons to rotary motion of the flywheel.
- (geometry, art) Formed from straight lines.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- near-rectilinear
- near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO)
- near-rectilinear orbit (NRO)
- rectilinearity
- rectilinearly
- rectilinear orbit
Related terms
- near-rectilineal
- near-rectilineal halo orbit (NRO)
- near-rectilineal orbit (NRO)
- rectangle
- rectangular
- recti-
- rectilineal
- rectilineality
- rectilineally
- rectilineal orbit
Translations
in a straight line
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Further reading
- “rectilinear”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “rectilinear”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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