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rectilinear definition

rec·ti·lin·ear (rek′tə lin′ē ər)

adjective

  1. moving in a straight line
  2. forming a straight line
  3. bounded or formed by straight lines
  4. characterized by straight lines
  5. Optics corrected so as not to distort straight lines: said of a type of lens
Also rectilineal rec′·ti·lin′·eal

Etymology: < LL rectilineus < recti- (see recti-) + linea, line + -ar

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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