Rectilineal [adjective]
Definition of Rectilineal:
aligned; not curved
Synonyms of Rectilineal:
● Short
● Solid
● Smooth
● Nonstop
● Even
● Right
● Vertical
● Level
● Plumb
● Direct
● Running
● Square
● Beeline
● Upright
● Erect
● Near
● Sheer
● Through
● Unbroken
● True
● In a row
● In line
● Lineal
● Linear
● Unbent
● Uncurled
Opposite/Antonyms of Rectilineal:
● Corrupt
● Twisted
● Prone
● Broken
● Mixed
● Diluted
● Unjust
● Curved
● Varying
● Changing
● Unfair
● Uneven
● Indirect
Sentence/Example of Rectilineal:
The decoration was of the rectilineal type prevalent in that region.
The ancients were aware of the rectilineal propagation of light.
The curved and rectilineal figures on which we reason are our own creation, and have no existence exterior to the reasoning mind.
The following instructive experiment depends on the rectilineal propagation of light.
In fact, I am not sure of having ever seen an equilateral or rectilineal triangle.
It is partial to rectilineal deduction, actual becoming horrifies it.