Pronounced: froom (the “oo” as in “book”), adj
Notes: Not a word I know
Yesterday’s word
The word rectilinear means
- moving in or forming a straight line
- characterized by straight lines
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
Our came from the Late Latin word recilineus, which is made up of the Latin words rectus (straight) and linea (line). There is a variant spelling of our word — “rectilineal” — but our word is much more common.
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