rectilinear
Syllables: rec·ti·lin·ear/ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪnɪə/US/ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪniɚ/
rectilinear adjective: in a straight line.
Adjective
rectilinear (comparative more rectilinear, superlative most rectilinear)
- 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.
- 10. A Chiltern Railways 2023 rectilinear diagram.2026 August 19, Andy Comfort, “Mapping Britain's railways”, in RAIL, number 1068, page 25, diagram caption
rectilinear meaning in Tamil and Bengali
rectilinear in Tamil
- நேர்க்கோட்டு, நோகோட்டு, நேர்கோடான
rectilinear in Bengali
- rectilinear
- সরলরৈখিক śorolrōikhik
Forms of rectilinear
| comparative | more rectilinear |
|---|---|
| superlative | most rectilinear |
Origin of rectilinear
From post-Classical Latin; either from rectilīneāris or from rectilīneus (whence rectiline) + -ar, in both cases ultimately deriving from rectus (“straight”) + līnea (“line”).
Words formed from rectilinear
- near-rectilinear
- near-rectilinear halo orbit
- near-rectilinear orbit
- nonrectilinear
- rectilinearism
- rectilinearity
- rectilinearization
- rectilinearize
- rectilinearly
- rectilinearness
- rectilinear orbit
Phrases with rectilinear
Questions about rectilinear
- What does rectilinear mean?
- Rectilinear means in a straight line.
- What is rectilinear in Tamil?
- Rectilinear in Tamil is நேர்க்கோட்டு, நோகோட்டு, நேர்கோடான. See Rectilinear meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is rectilinear?
- Rectilinear is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce rectilinear?
- Rectilinear is pronounced /ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪniɚ/ (US).
Words near rectilinear in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rectilinear (page history and authors); rectilinear (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); সরলরৈখিক (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rectilinear.wav.
Cite this entry: “rectilinear.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/rectilinear. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.