rectilineousadj.

Brit.

/ˌrɛktᵻˈlɪnɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌrɛktəˈlɪniəs/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin rectilineus rectiline adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier rectilineal adj., rectilinear adj., rectiline adj., rectilined adj., and curvilineous adj.

rare.

= rectilinear adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

right-lined1551

rectiline1570

rectilined1570

straight-bounded1614

rectline1651

rectilinear1654

rectilineous1691

rectilineal1705

1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 97 There are only three rectilineous and ordinate figures which can serve to this purpose.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Rectilineous, consisting of right lines.

1808 Philadelphia Med. & Physical Jrnl. 3 i. 155 A little below the neck, this rectilineous bowel is somewhat enlarged in its volume.

1845 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. IV. 262 The parish..contains eighteen square miles; the figure is rectangular, and almost rectilineous.

1958 Proc. 2nd Internat. Conf. Peaceful Uses Atomic Energy (United Nations) XVIII. 568/2 The logarithmic curves..have a rectilineous portion.

1982 M. Rocha e Silva Rational Frontiers Sci. ii. 42 Its trajectory would not be affected by the rectilineous movement of the ship.

2002 J.-M. Nicolle in Nicholas of Cusa vi. 88 He confines the search for a proportion between straight and curved lines to a continuous and rectilineous proportion.

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

单词	rectilineous
释义	rectilineousadj. Brit. /ˌrɛktᵻˈlɪnɪəs/, U.S. /ˌrɛktəˈlɪniəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rectilineus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin rectilineus rectiline adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier rectilineal adj., rectilinear adj., rectiline adj., rectilined adj., and curvilineous adj. rare. = rectilinear adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] > straight line > formed or bounded by straight lines right-lined1551 rectiline1570 rectilined1570 straight-bounded1614 rectline1651 rectilinear1654 rectilineous1691 rectilineal1705 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 97 There are only three rectilineous and ordinate figures which can serve to this purpose. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Rectilineous, consisting of right lines. 1808 Philadelphia Med. & Physical Jrnl. 3 i. 155 A little below the neck, this rectilineous bowel is somewhat enlarged in its volume. 1845 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. IV. 262 The parish..contains eighteen square miles; the figure is rectangular, and almost rectilineous. 1958 Proc. 2nd Internat. Conf. Peaceful Uses Atomic Energy (United Nations) XVIII. 568/2 The logarithmic curves..have a rectilineous portion. 1982 M. Rocha e Silva Rational Frontiers Sci. ii. 42 Its trajectory would not be affected by the rectilineous movement of the ship. 2002 J.-M. Nicolle in Nicholas of Cusa vi. 88 He confines the search for a proportion between straight and curved lines to a continuous and rectilineous proportion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1691
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