rectilinealadj.

Brit.

/ˌrɛktᵻˈlɪnɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌrɛktəˈlɪniəl/

Forms: 1600s rectilineall, 1600s– rectilineal.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rectilineus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin rectilineus rectiline adj. + -al suffix¹, after lineal adj. Compare earlier rectiline adj. and rectilined adj., and later rectilinear adj.

= rectilinear adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] > straight line

rectilineal1636

rectilinear1691

the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] > straight line > formed or bounded by straight lines

right-lined1551

rectiline1570

rectilined1570

straight-bounded1614

rectline1651

rectilinear1654

rectilineous1691

rectilineal1705

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > a straight course > [adjective]

forthrightc1000

rightOE

evenc1175

straightc1400

directa1500

right forth1561

outright1582

ungiddy1615

undeclined1638

forerighta1640

rectilinear1651

right-lined1702

rectilineala1774

arrow-straight1834

straightaway1874

point-to-point1930

1636 W. Bedwell tr. P. de la Ramée Via Regia ad Geometriam vi. 85 A triangle is a rectilineall figure comprehended of three rightlines [L. Triangulum est quod comprehenditur a tribus lineis rectis].

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 203 Fishes..whose ribs are rectilineall .

1679 J. Moxon Math. made Easie 142 The use of these Sines, Tangents, and Secants, and their Complements, are very great in the Measuring of all sorts of Triangles; as well Rectilineal, as Spherical.

1705 E. Scarburgh Eng. Euclide 103 The like transmutation of all Rectilineal spaces into equal Parallelograms.

a1774 O. Goldsmith Surv. Exper. Philos. (1776) II. 350 The red ray..is therefore least..bent out of its rectilineal course.

1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics xxvii. 225 A new species of polarisation, which I have called elliptical polarisation, and which unites the two classes of phenomena which constitute circular and rectilineal polarisation.

1863 E. V. Neale Analogy Thought & Nature 43 A rectilineal triangle, that is,..the figure produced by three straight lines mutually intercepting each other.

1913 E. Scott All about the Boston 24 The term ‘Boston’ is applied to the kind of movement that..would be far more consistently described as Rectilineal or Diagonal waltzing.

1992 Better Homes & Gardens: Building Ideas Spring 54/1 (advt.) Exciting design ideas are yours..with Oregon Dome, Inc. for geodesic and Design Pacific for rectilineal projects.

2004 Expert Syst. Applic. 27 638/1 The system also provides a tool for drawing horizontal alignments, both rectilineal and circular.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rectilineal
释义	rectilinealadj. Brit. /ˌrɛktᵻˈlɪnɪəl/, U.S. /ˌrɛktəˈlɪniəl/ Forms: 1600s rectilineall, 1600s– rectilineal. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rectilineus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin rectilineus rectiline adj. + -al suffix¹, after lineal adj. Compare earlier rectiline adj. and rectilined adj., and later rectilinear adj. = rectilinear adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] > straight line rectilineal1636 rectilinear1691 the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] > straight line > formed or bounded by straight lines right-lined1551 rectiline1570 rectilined1570 straight-bounded1614 rectline1651 rectilinear1654 rectilineous1691 rectilineal1705 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > a straight course > [adjective] forthrightc1000 rightOE evenc1175 straightc1400 directa1500 right forth1561 outright1582 ungiddy1615 undeclined1638 forerighta1640 rectilinear1651 right-lined1702 rectilineala1774 arrow-straight1834 straightaway1874 point-to-point1930 1636 W. Bedwell tr. P. de la Ramée Via Regia ad Geometriam vi. 85 A triangle is a rectilineall figure comprehended of three rightlines [L. Triangulum est quod comprehenditur a tribus lineis rectis]. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 203 Fishes..whose ribs are rectilineall . View more context for this quotation 1679 J. Moxon Math. made Easie 142 The use of these Sines, Tangents, and Secants, and their Complements, are very great in the Measuring of all sorts of Triangles; as well Rectilineal, as Spherical. 1705 E. Scarburgh Eng. Euclide 103 The like transmutation of all Rectilineal spaces into equal Parallelograms. a1774 O. Goldsmith Surv. Exper. Philos. (1776) II. 350 The red ray..is therefore least..bent out of its rectilineal course. 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics xxvii. 225 A new species of polarisation, which I have called elliptical polarisation, and which unites the two classes of phenomena which constitute circular and rectilineal polarisation. 1863 E. V. Neale Analogy Thought & Nature 43 A rectilineal triangle, that is,..the figure produced by three straight lines mutually intercepting each other. 1913 E. Scott All about the Boston 24 The term ‘Boston’ is applied to the kind of movement that..would be far more consistently described as Rectilineal or Diagonal waltzing. 1992 Better Homes & Gardens: Building Ideas Spring 54/1 (advt.) Exciting design ideas are yours..with Oregon Dome, Inc. for geodesic and Design Pacific for rectilineal projects. 2004 Expert Syst. Applic. 27 638/1 The system also provides a tool for drawing horizontal alignments, both rectilineal and circular. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1636
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