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rectilinear

/ˌrektɪˈlɪniə(r)/adjective

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सरल रेखीय

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adjective
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    moving in a straight line; formed by or contained by straight lines

    सरल रेखीय

    • rectilinear motion
    • Light travels in rectilinear paths in a uniform medium.
    • A ray of light follows a rectilinear path through air.
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    • The architect preferred a rectilinear design with sharp, clean lines.
    • Students studied rectilinear propagation of light in physics today.

    Synonyms straight linear direct angular

    Opposite curvilinear circular curved

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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rec·ti·lin·e·ar

With recti- (straight) and linear.

recti- (सीधा) और linear के साथ।

?Which word?

Keep the straight words: rectilinear, rectangle, rectify (put right; make straight), erect.

सीधे के शब्द याद रखिए: rectilinear, rectangle, rectify (ठीक करना; सीधा करना), erect।

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General knowledge

Science: rectilinear motion is motion in a straight line (a car on a straight road); circular motion is motion along a circle; periodic motion repeats at regular intervals (a pendulum).

विज्ञान में rectilinear motion (सरल रेखीय गति) सीधी रेखा में गति है (सीधी सड़क पर कार); circular motion वृत्त में गति; periodic motion नियमित अंतराल पर दोहराने वाली गति (लोलक)।