rectilinear
All straight edges
Rectilinear means formed by or moving in straight lines.
In geometry, a rectilinear figure has sides that are straight line segments: a rectilinear polygon.
The term appears in optics, photography, and architecture to describe systems or designs that maintain straight lines rather than curves: rectilinear lens distortion, the rectilinear grid of Manhattan streets.
Ninety-degree intersection
- perpendicularAt right angles
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
angle · intersect · adjacent · orthogonal · bisect · diagonal · protractor
Four-sided, all right angles
- squareRhombus with right angles
- polygonMultisided plane figure
- quadrilateralFour-sided closed figure
- parallelogramQuadrilateral with paired parallels
trapezoid · rhombus · hexagon · octagon · grid · lattice · orthogonal · coordinate
Line marking a limit
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- outlineSummary of key elements
- extentRange or magnitude
- axisRotation reference line
plane · segment · contour · dimension · configuration · position · length · distance
Route for traveling
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- directUndeviating or to guide
- undeviatingNot straying from course
- routePath from A to B
Framework of intersecting lines
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
- brutalismHarsh, unsparing conduct
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- highriseMultistory urban building
facade · plaza · column · modular · concrete · steel · glass · cantilever
Aesthetic of reduction
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
composition · form · balance · aesthetics · functionality · simplicity · blueprint · schematic
right-angle
Ninety-degree intersection
- perpendicularAt right angles
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- vertexPoint where edges converge
edge · angle · intersect · adjacent · orthogonal · bisect · diagonal · protractor
rectangle
Four-sided, all right angles
- squareRhombus with right angles
- polygonMultisided plane figure
- quadrilateralFour-sided closed figure
parallelogram · trapezoid · rhombus · hexagon · octagon · grid · lattice · orthogonal · coordinate · plane
boundary
Line marking a limit
axis · plane · segment · contour · dimension · configuration · position · length · distance · midpoint
path
Route for traveling
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- directUndeviating or to guide
- undeviatingNot straying from course
grid
Framework of intersecting lines
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
- brutalismHarsh, unsparing conduct
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
highrise · facade · plaza · column · modular · concrete · steel · glass · cantilever · foundation
minimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- proportionComparative relation of parts
symmetry · composition · form · balance · aesthetics · functionality · simplicity · blueprint · schematic · cad
- minimalist architecturesimplicity, reduction, purity, clean lines, open spaces
- snake movementsslithering, slither, coil, coiling, sidewinding
- wide-anglefisheye, fisheye lens, ultra-wide, ultrawide, wide-angle
- anglesacute angle, angle, obtuse angle, right angle, straight angle
- minimalist designminimalism, simplicity, negative space, white space, uncluttered
- map projectionsMercator, Robinson, cylindrical, conic, azimuthal