Meanings
nounortholinearity (uncountable)
- rareuncountableThe state of being ortholinear.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃érdʰeti?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃erdʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*ortʰwós
- Ancient Greekὀρθός (orthós)
- Englishortho-
- Proto-Indo-European*līnom
- Proto-Italic*līnom
- Latinlīnum
- Latinlīneus
- Latinlīnea
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinlīneāris
- Englishlinear
- Englishortholinear
- Englishortholinearity
From ortholinear + -ity.
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ortholinearity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortholinearity
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“ortholinearity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortholinearity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ortholinearity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortholinearity.
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