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Rectilineal

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adj. Alternative form of rectilinear.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. one formed by two right lines.

adj. Straight; consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded by straight lines

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Same as rectilinear.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. characterized by a straight line or lines

Word Usage

"It must, however, be remembered that rays have no physical existence, for it is the waves that are propagated, and not the ray, which simply indicates the direction that the light takes, this truth being known as the rectilineal propagation of light."

Equivalent

linear one-dimensional rectilinear

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

straight

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