collinearly
Along one line
In a collinear manner—lying on or passing through the same straight line.
The term appears in geometry and physics: The three points are arranged collinearly.
The laser beams propagate collinearly through the crystal.
Arranged in proper position
- straightNot curved or crooked
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- vectorQuantity with direction
- axisRotation reference line
plane · coordinate · intersection · perpendicular · orthogonal · affine · projection · coplanar
Occurring in succession
- successiveFollowing without interruption
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- adjacentDirectly next to
- equidistantEqually far from each
trajectory · pathway · direction · orientation · bearing · course · route · progression
aligned
Arranged in proper position
axis · plane · coordinate · intersection · perpendicular · orthogonal · affine · projection · coplanar · midpoint
sequential
Occurring in succession
- successiveFollowing without interruption
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- adjacentDirectly next to
equidistant · trajectory · pathway · direction · orientation · bearing · course · route · progression · extension
collinearlyscattered
Spread irregularly about
randomly · haphazardly · irregularly · askew · obliquely