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The determination of a straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve. Rectification of a globe (Astron.), its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.

Straight; consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded by straight lines; as, a rectineal angle; a rectilinear figure or course. -- Rec`ti*lin"e*al*ly, adv. -- Rec`ti*lin"e*ar*ly, adv.

Having the veins or nerves straight; -- said of leaves.

Having a straight beak.

Straightness. [R.] Johnson.

nal part of the large intestine; -- so named because supposed by the old anatomists to be straight. See Illust. under Digestive.

A straight muscle; as, the recti of the eye.

ence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. [Obs.] But these thy fortunes let us straight repose In this divine cave's bosom. Chapman. Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth . . . are left behind. Woodward.

r in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. This having heard, straight I again revolved The law and prophets. Milton.

A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it.

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. "Right as any line." Chaucer

Straight; direct.

Straightly; directly; in front. [Obs.] Shak.

Straightness; as, the rightness of a line. Bacon.

The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure.

To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective. [Eng.] An old cock pheasant came rocketing over me. H. R. Haggard.

A bird, especially a pheasant, which, being flushed, rises straight in the air like a rocket. [Eng.]

A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes). Specifically:

A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.

A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, n., 7 (a). Parallel ruler. See under Parallel.