rectilinear
1 synonym and 3 antonyms for rectilinear, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Arranged or moving along a straight line.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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rectilineal
Antonyms
Etymology
Comes from post-Classical Latin: either from rectilīneāris, or from rectilīneus (from which rectiline descends) plus -ar; in both cases it ultimately derives from rectus (“straight”) and līnea (“line”).
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