rectilinedadj.
/ˈrɛktɪlʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˈrɛktəlaɪnd/ rare.
= rectilinear adj. 1, 2, 3.
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the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] > straight line > formed or bounded by straight lines
right-lined1551
rectiline1570
rectilined1570
straight-bounded1614
rectline1651
rectilinear1654
rectilineous1691
rectilineal1705
1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. i. f. 2v (margin) Definition of a rectilined angle.
1900 Amer. Math. Monthly 7 127 The sum of the angles of a rectilined triangle.
1921 U.S. Patent 1,377,967 1/1 The graver..is subjected to a uniform alternating rectilined movement.
1993 A. T. Fomenko et al. Geom. & Statist. Methods Anal. Star Configurations v. 99 The astronomic sense of the line..is the ‘rectilined’ segment of the large circle of the celestial sphere that passes through the pole of the ecliptic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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