RECTILINEAR


Meaning of RECTILINEAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌrek-tə-ˈli-nē-ər ]

adjective

Etymology: Late Latin rectilineus, from Latin rectus + linea line

Date: 1659

1. : moving in or forming a straight line

rectilinear motion

2. : characterized by straight lines

the rectilinear skyline of a modern city

3. : perpendicular 3

• rec·ti·lin·e·ar·i·ty -ˌli-nē-ˈa-rə-tē noun

• rec·ti·lin·e·ar·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.