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Meanings of rectilinear motion in anglès

rus
прямолинейное движение
portuguès
movimento retilíneo uniforme
espanyol
movimiento lineal
català
moviment rectilini uniformement accelerat

Motion along a dimension of length (straight line in space)

moviment rectilini uniformement accelerat
Usage of rectilinear motion in anglès
1
The rectilinear motion of the piston-rod was thus converted into rotary motion.
James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
2
Assuming that our forecasts of rectilinear motion are correct, these rects occupy the straight lines in timeless space which are traversed.
The Concept of Nature / The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity...
3
Peter Cooper's particular device was a plan to do away with the crank, and transform the rectilinear motion of the piston into rotary motion.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 / Little J...
4
At the other was a connecting-rod which, in changing the rectilinear motion to a circular one, was directly connected with the shaft of the paddles.
Around the World in Eighty Days. Junior Deluxe Edition