rectilinearizationn.
/ˌrɛktᵻˌlɪnɪərʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌrɛktəˌlɪniərəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌrɛktəˌlɪniəˌraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The state or fact of having been made rectilinear; an instance of this.
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1940 United Kingdom Patent 518214 7/1 A greater degree of negative feed back (thereby achieving better rectilinearisation) than would otherwise be possible.
1966 Internat. Jrnl. Heat & Mass Transfer 9 507 Clearly all that is necessary for a successful rectilinearization of the axisymmetric boundary-layer equations is for the viscous stress relation of equation (6) to be true.
1985 F. Schulze Mies van der Rohe (1989) vii. 220 Mies's sway over post-World War II architecture can be measured on the one hand by the rectilinearization of the skylines of all major international cities.
2003 C. Mobbs in C. K. Cassel Geriatric Med. ii. 21/2 It was assumed that eliminating disease would in effect increase life span but increase the rate at which individuals die once advanced old age was attained (the so-called rectilinearization of the survival curve).
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