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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. characterized by a straight line or lines;
- Example: "rectilinear patterns in wallpaper"
- Example: "the rectilinear propagation of light"
[syn: rectilinear, rectilineal]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rectilineal \Rec`ti*lin"e*al\ (-l?n"?*al), Rectilinear
\Rec`ti*lin"e*ar\ (-l?n"?*?r), a. [Recti- + lineal, linear.]
   Straight; consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded by
   straight lines; as, a rectineal angle; a rectilinear figure
   or course. -- Rec`ti*lin"e*al*ly, adv. --
   Rec`ti*lin"e*ar*ly, adv.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rectilinear
    adj 1: characterized by a straight line or lines; "rectilinear
           patterns in wallpaper"; "the rectilinear propagation of
           light" [syn: rectilinear, rectilineal]