Isaac Newton

The moon gravitates towards the earth and by the force of gravity is continually drawn off from a rectilinear motion and retained in its orbit.

English Mathematician

Oscar Niemeyer

There is no reason to design buildings that are more basic and rectilinear, because with concrete you can cover almost any space.

Brazilian Architect

Iain McGilchrist

The world appears rectilinear, but is in fact curvilinear - a literal truth in physics, and a metaphorical one in metaphysics.

British Writer

Used to describe straightforward, uncomplicated directions or movements.

Physical Directions

Emphasizes an absence of curves or bends in movement or design.

Lack of Curvature

Highlights objects with straight lines and angles, often found in architecture.

Geometric Shapes

Associated with clean lines in art or design that radiate simplicity.

Visual Style

Common term in geometry for shapes made only of straight lines.

Geometry Usage

In graphs and charts, indicates data presented with straight lines.

Graphical Illustration

In optics, describes how light travels uncurved, useful in science.

Optical Clarity

Specific to physics, refers to linear motion or orientation.

Physics Notation

 all of the artifacts of modern comics start to present rectilinear panel arrangements, simple line drawings without tone, and a left-to-right reading sequence. And within 100 years, you already start to see word balloons and captions, and it's really just a hop, skip and a jump from here to here.

Scott McCloud:...

 rectilinear dystopia jito learns the optimal pathways through the world by following an expert guide namely you or me in this particular case as it travels it creates detailed three-dimensional maps of everything encountered it encounters so that when it's sent off on

Meet Gita, the robot...

 spotted it sparked a frenzy of speculation that has lasted until today while the rots fit together like jigsaw puzzles as all these rectilinear

Rectilinear