rectilinear Definition
rec·ti·lin·ear (rek′tə lin′ē ər)
rectilinear Related Forms
rec′·ti·lin′·ear·ly adverb
rectilinear Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- enclosure: Period 2e By the late Iron Age the structural phases within the rectilinear enclosure appear to have ended.
- churchyard: Summary St Mary's church at Builth Wells lies close to the River Wye in a large rectilinear churchyard.
- motion: What Dennett should have said is only that rectilinear motion does not require special calculation.
- grid: New more rectilinear grid with wider streets, some with street trees.
- pattern: The town is laid out on a rectilinear grid pattern.
- field: Associated with the track was a ladder patterned field system, which comprised a series of rectilinear fields, aligned upon the track.
Preposition: in
shape: Churchyard is rectilinear in shape, the only curve to boundary being on south side.

