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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rectilineal \Rec'ti*lin"e*al\ (-l?n"?*al), Rectilinear \Rec'ti*lin"e*ar\ (-l?n"?*?r), adjective [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}, adverb -- {Rec'ti*lin"e*ar*ly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rectilinear
adjective: characterized by a straight line or lines; "rectilinear patterns in wallpaper"; "the rectilinear propagation of light" [syn: {rectilineal}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "rectilinear": 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
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