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Rectilinear

//ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪniɚ// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    Formed from straight lines.
Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by a straight line or lines wordnet

Etymology

From post-Classical Latin; either from rectilīneāris or from rectilīneus (whence rectiline) + -ar, in both cases ultimately deriving from rectus (“straight”) + līnea (“line”).

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