[ ˌrɛktɪ'lɪnɪə ]
(also rectilineal -nɪəl )
■ adjective
1》 contained by, consisting of, or moving in a straight line or lines.
2》 Photography (of a wide-angle lens) corrected so that straight lines in the subject appear straight in the image.
Derivatives
~ity noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C17: from late L. rectilineus (from L. rectus 'straight' + linea 'line') + -ar 1 .