Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Moving in, consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a straight line or lines.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Straight-lined; bounded by straight lines; consisting of a straight line or of straight lines; straight: as, a rectilinear figure or course. Also
rectilineal .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In a
straight line. - adjective geometry, art Formed from
straight lines .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by a straight line or lines
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The lens used for this purpose must be capable of giving a perfectly sharp picture right up to the edges, and must be of the class called rectilinear, i.e., giving straight lines.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various
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The two types of straight routes will be called rectilinear routes and stations.
The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 Alfred North Whitehead 1904
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The set itself, by designer Robert Brill, consists mainly of two rectilinear staircases on either side of the proscenium that wind their way to the top.
Howard Kissel: The Met's New Faust Howard Kissel 2011
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The set itself, by designer Robert Brill, consists mainly of two rectilinear staircases on either side of the proscenium that wind their way to the top.
Howard Kissel: The Met's New Faust Howard Kissel 2011
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When I look into its perfect, rectilinear Assher facet steps, it invokes so many things, the iron cross, a room, and of course the energy of Elizabeth.
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Mary Anna Pomonis Takes on Elizabeth Taylor's Diamonds and Hot Rod Paint Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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When I look into its perfect, rectilinear Assher facet steps, it invokes so many things, the iron cross, a room, and of course the energy of Elizabeth.
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Mary Anna Pomonis Takes on Elizabeth Taylor's Diamonds and Hot Rod Paint Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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These straightjacket compositions are static, rectilinear, and constrained, the forms, abstract and perfect.
James Scarborough: Lisa Adams and the Spirituality of Imperfection James Scarborough 2011
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When I look into its perfect, rectilinear Assher facet steps, it invokes so many things, the iron cross, a room, and of course the energy of Elizabeth.
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Mary Anna Pomonis Takes on Elizabeth Taylor's Diamonds and Hot Rod Paint Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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These straightjacket compositions are static, rectilinear, and constrained, the forms, abstract and perfect.
James Scarborough: Lisa Adams and the Spirituality of Imperfection James Scarborough 2011
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When I look into its perfect, rectilinear Assher facet steps, it invokes so many things, the iron cross, a room, and of course the energy of Elizabeth.
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Mary Anna Pomonis Takes on Elizabeth Taylor's Diamonds and Hot Rod Paint Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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