'Rectilinear' definitions:
Definition of 'rectilinear'
From: WordNet
adjective
Characterized by a straight line or lines; "rectilinear patterns in wallpaper"; "the rectilinear propagation of light" [syn: rectilinear, rectilineal]
Definition of 'Rectilinear'
From: GCIDE
- Rectilineal \Rec`ti*lin"e*al\ (-l?n"?*al), Rectilinear \Rec`ti*lin"e*ar\ (-l?n"?*?r), a. [Recti- + lineal, linear.] Straight; consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded by straight lines; as, a rectineal angle; a rectilinear figure or course. -- {Rec`ti*lin"e*al*ly}, adv. -- {Rec`ti*lin"e*ar*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rectilinear'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arrowlike,
- dead straight,
- direct,
- even,
- flat,
- horizontal,
- in a line,
- level,
- lineal,
- linear,
- rectilineal,
- right,
- ruler-straight,
- smooth,
- straight,
- straight-cut,
- straight-front,
- straight-side,
- streamlined,
- true,
- unbending,
- unbent,
- unbowed,
- unbroken,
- uncurved,
- undeflected,
- undeviating,
- undistorted,
- uninterrupted,
- unswerving,
- unturned,
- upright,
- vertical