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rec⋅ti⋅lin⋅e⋅ar
/
ˌrɛk
tlˈɪn
i
ər
/
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rek-tl-
in
-ee-er
]
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–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
rēctilīne
(
us
) (
rēcti-
recti-
+
līne
(
a
)
line
1
+
-us
adj. suffix) +
-ar
1
Related forms:
rec⋅ti⋅lin⋅e⋅ar⋅ly,
adverb
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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rectilinear
"forming a straight line," 1659, from
rectiline
(1570), from L.L.
rectilineus,
from
rectus
"straight" +
linea
"line."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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