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rectilinear

 
Dictionary: rec·ti·lin·e·ar   (rĕk'tə-lĭn'ē-ər) pronunciation
adj.
Moving in, consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a straight line or lines: following a rectilinear path; rectilinear patterns in wallpaper.

[From Late Latin rēctilīneus : Latin rēctus, right + Latin līnea, line; see line1.]

rectilinearly rec'ti·lin'e·ar·ly adv.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: characterized by a straight line or lines
  Synonym: rectilineal


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - retliniet, i lige linie

Nederlands (Dutch)
rechtlijnig

Français (French)
adj. - rectiligne

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geradlinig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευθύγραμμος

Italiano (Italian)
rettilineo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - retilíneo

Русский (Russian)
прямолинейный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rectilíneo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rätlinjig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
直线的, 形成直线的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 直線的, 形成直線的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 직선의, 직선으로 둘러싸인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 直線の, 直線で囲まれた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مستقيم الخطوط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של קו ישר, בקו ישר, בעל קווים ישרים‬


 
 

 

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