The crankshaft and connecting rods of an engine convert the rectilinear motion of the pistons to rotary motion of the flywheel.
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Rectilinear
/ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪniɚ/
Synonyms for "rectilinear" (59 found)
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Adjective(8 words)
geometric skirt patternlinearlinear equationslinear motionlinear projectionorthogonalrectangularrectilineal
Noun(2 words)
Determiner(1 words)
most geometric designs
Related words (29)
ruler-straightsmoothstraightstraight-cutstraight-frontstraight-sidestreamlinedtrueunbendingunbentunbowedunbrokenuncurvedundeflectedundeviatingundistorteduninterruptedunswervingunturnedupright
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Adjective(5 words)
Noun(3 words)
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3 entriesgeometric frameworkgeometric propertykinematics concept
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8 entrieslinear trajectoryorthographic projectionrectilinear coordinatesrectilinear gridrectilinear pathrectilinear polygonrectilinear projectionstraight path
Collocations
6 entriesrectilinear coordinatesrectilinear geometryrectilinear gridrectilinear motionrectilinear polygonrectilinear projection
Inflections
2 entriesmore rectilinearmost rectilinear
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