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rectilinearly

rectilinearly adverb: in a rectilinear fashion.

Adverb

rectilinearly (comparative more rectilinearly, superlative most rectilinearly)

  1. In a rectilinear fashion.
    Synonyms:
    rectilineally

Synonyms of rectilinearly

Forms of rectilinearly

comparativemore rectilinearly
superlativemost rectilinearly

Origin of rectilinearly

From rectilinear + -ly.

Questions about rectilinearly

What does rectilinearly mean?
Rectilinearly means in a rectilinear fashion.
What part of speech is rectilinearly?
Rectilinearly is an adverb.

Words near rectilinearly in the dictionary

  1. rectilinearizations
  2. rectilinearize
  3. rectilinearized
  4. rectilinearizes
  5. rectilinearizing
  6. rectilinearly
  7. rectilinearness
  8. rectilineous
  9. rectimarginate
  10. Rectina
  11. rectinerved

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