motion in straight line
1straight-line — [strāt′līn΄] adj. 1. composed of straight lines 2. Finance designating or of a method of allocating costs to given time periods at a fixed rate [straight line depreciation] 3. Mech. a) designating or of a device, mechanism, etc. whose main parts… …
2straight-line — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : being a mechanical linkage or equivalent device designed to produce or copy motion in a straight or approximately straight line 2. a. : having the principal parts arranged in a straight line a straight line compressor… …
3straight-line — adjective Date: 1843 1. being a mechanical linkage or equivalent device designed to produce or copy motion in a straight line 2. having the principal parts arranged in a straight line 3. marked by a uniform spread and especially in equal segments …
4Straight line mechanism — In the late seventeenth century, before the development of the milling machine, it was extremely difficult to machine straight, flat surfaces. For this reason, good prismatic pairs without backlash were not easy to make. During that era, much… …
5straight-line motion — /ˈstreɪt laɪn ˌmoʊʃən/ (say strayt luyn .mohshuhn) noun Machinery a device, as a linkage, initiating motion in a straight line, or transferring motion from a curved line to a straight …
6straight-line motion — tiesiaeigis judėjimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. rectilinear motion; straight motion; straight line motion vok. geradlinige Bewegung, f rus. прямолинейное движение, n pranc. mouvement rectiligne, m …
7straight-line — /ˈstreɪt laɪn/ (say strayt luyn) adjective Machinery 1. having a linear arrangement of the working parts, as some compressors. 2. (of an apparatus) copying or initiating motion along a straight line …
8uniform straight-line motion — tolygusis tiesiaeigis judėjimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. uniform straight line motion vok. gleichförmige geradlinige Bewegung, f rus. равномерное прямолинейное движение, n pranc. mouvement rectiligne et uniforme, m; mouvement… …
9Line — Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A linen… …
10Line breeding — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …