straight-line

[ streyt-lahyn ]

/ ˈstreɪtˈlaɪn /

adjective

Machinery.

noting a machine or mechanism the working parts of which act or are arranged in a straight line.
noting a mechanism for causing one part to move along a straight line.

Accounting. denoting uniform allocation, as in calculating the total depreciation over the life of a depreciable asset, dividing that into equal parts, and depreciating each segment at regular intervals.

Origin of straight-line

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby straight-line

straight goods, straight gyrus, straightjacket, straight joint, straight-laced, straight-line, straight man, straight matter, straight muscle, straightneck, straight off

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Example sentences from the Web for straight-line

Only once it is measured does it appear to have taken the straight-line path.
The 6 Smartest Ideas From Stephen Hawking's New Book|Joshua Robinson|September 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I have here an example of a straight-line blowpipe made for heating wire passed along it at a high speed.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885|Various
They are the straight-line engine, the V-type, and the radial.
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith
In the straight-line model four, six, or even a larger number of cylinders are placed in a row in one crank case.
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith

They may be simple, belted models with large patch pockets and straight-line jackets.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2|Lillian Eichler Watson
As the path widens, the wind becomes more like the straight-line gust which follows beneath the ordinary severe thunder-showers.
The Philosophy of the Weather|Thomas Belden Butler

British Dictionary definitions for straight-line

straight-line

noun (modifier)

(of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation

of or relating to a method of depreciation whereby equal charges are made against gross profit for each year of an asset's expected life

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	straight-line
释义	straight-line [ streyt-lahyn ] / ˈstreɪtˈlaɪn / adjective Machinery. noting a machine or mechanism the working parts of which act or are arranged in a straight line. noting a mechanism for causing one part to move along a straight line. Accounting. denoting uniform allocation, as in calculating the total depreciation over the life of a depreciable asset, dividing that into equal parts, and depreciating each segment at regular intervals. Origin of straight-line First recorded in 1835–45 Words nearby straight-line straight goods, straight gyrus, straightjacket, straight joint, straight-laced, straight-line, straight man, straight matter, straight muscle, straightneck, straight off Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for straight-line Only once it is measured does it appear to have taken the straight-line path. The 6 Smartest Ideas From Stephen Hawking's New Book\|Joshua Robinson\|September 10, 2010\|DAILY BEAST I have here an example of a straight-line blowpipe made for heating wire passed along it at a high speed. Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885\|Various They are the straight-line engine, the V-type, and the radial. The Romance of Aircraft\|Lawrence Yard Smith In the straight-line model four, six, or even a larger number of cylinders are placed in a row in one crank case. The Romance of Aircraft\|Lawrence Yard Smith They may be simple, belted models with large patch pockets and straight-line jackets. Book of Etiquette, Volume 2\|Lillian Eichler Watson As the path widens, the wind becomes more like the straight-line gust which follows beneath the ordinary severe thunder-showers. The Philosophy of the Weather\|Thomas Belden Butler British Dictionary definitions for straight-line straight-line noun (modifier) (of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation of or relating to a method of depreciation whereby equal charges are made against gross profit for each year of an asset's expected life Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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