rectilinear

adj

/ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪniɚ/US/ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪnɪə/UK

Etymology

From post-Classical Latin; either from rectilīneāris or from rectilīneus (whence rectiline) + -ar, in both cases ultimately deriving from rectus (“straight”) + līnea (“line”).

Definitions

1
In a straight line.
- The crankshaft and connecting rods of an engine convert the rectilinear motion of the pistons to rotary motion of the flywheel.
Formed from straight lines.

The neighborhood

neighbornear-rectilineal
neighbornear-rectilineal halo orbit
neighbornear-rectilineal orbit
neighborrectangle
neighborrectangular
neighborrecti-
neighborrectilineal
neighborrectilineality
neighborrectilineally
neighborrectilineal orbit

Derived

near-rectilinear, near-rectilinear halo orbit, near-rectilinear orbit, nonrectilinear, rectilinearism, rectilinearity, rectilinearization, rectilinearize, rectilinearly, rectilinearness, rectilinear orbit

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA