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rec·ti·lin·e·ar    Audio Help   [rek-tl-in-ee-er] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.forming a straight line.
2.formed by straight lines.
3.characterized by straight lines.
4.moving in a straight line.
Also, rec·ti·lin·e·al.

[Origin: 1650–60; < LL réctilīne(us) (récti- recti- + līne(a) line1 + -us adj. suffix) + -ar1]

—Related forms
rec·ti·lin·e·ar·ly, adverb
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Rectilineal

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rectilineal

adjective
characterized by a straight line or lines; "rectilinear patterns in wallpaper"; "the rectilinear propagation of light" [syn: rectilinear] 

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