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rectilineal

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Rec`ti`lin´e`al    (~l?n´?`al)
a.1.Straight; consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded by straight lines; as, a rectineal angle; a rectilinear figure or course.
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Adj.1.rectilineal - characterized by a straight line or lines; "rectilinear patterns in wallpaper"; "the rectilinear propagation of light"
rectilinear
linear, one-dimensional - of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear measurement"
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rectilineal, rectilinear
adj → geradlinig; in a rectilineal direction → geradlinig


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Under the centripetal force, the base of the projectile tended toward the moon; but the centrifugal still prevailed; and it was probable that its rectilineal course would be changed to a curve of some sort, the nature of which they could not at present determine.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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