rectilinear

Adjective
Synonyms: rectilineal

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. characterized by a straight line or lines“rectilinear patterns in wallpaper”“the rectilinear propagation of light”Synonyms: rectilinealOpposite planar, cubicSimilar linear, one-dimensional
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Rec′ti·lin′e·al (-l?n′?-al), Rec′ti·lin′e·ar (-l?n′?-?r) adjective

Origin: Recti- + lineal, linear.

Straight; consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded by straight lines; as, a rectilineal angle; a rectilinear figure or course. — Rec′wb-a2′>′ti·lin′wb-a1′>′e·al·ly, adverb — Rec′wb-a2′>′ti·lin′wb-a1′>′e·ar·ly, adverb

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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