straight-line
No curves here
Straight-line describes something arranged in or moving along a direct path without curves or bends: straight-line distance, straight-line speed.
In accounting and finance, straight-line refers to a method that spreads costs evenly over time: straight-line depreciation divides an asset's cost equally across its useful life, as opposed to accelerated methods that front-load expenses.
Posture or orientation
- coursePlanned path forward
- headingDirectional course traveled
- direct routeStraightest path available
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
azimuth · waypoint · as the crow flies · dead reckoning · GPS · trajectory · destination · beeline
Directed rate of motion
- constant speedRate without acceleration
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- uniformIdentical throughout
kinematics · physics · inertia · momentum · frictionless · Newton · acceleration · vector
Distinct part of whole
- vectorQuantity with direction
- endpointFinal point reached
- EuclideanFlat-space geometry type
- axisRotation reference line
perpendicular · parallel · horizontal · vertical · diagonal · coordinate · plane · intersection
Gradual debt reduction schedule
- assetItem of value owned
- book valueAsset minus accumulated depreciation
- accountingMaintaining financial records
- write-offRecorded value reduction
useful life · salvage value · expense · deduction · fixed asset · ledger · balance sheet · capital
Storyline or land parcel
- x-axisGraph's horizontal reference line
- y-axisGraph's vertical reference
- slope-interceptLinear equation format
- trendDirection of change
regression · data point · correlation · chart · function · proportional · interpolation · extrapolation
bearing
Posture or orientation
- coursePlanned path forward
- headingDirectional course traveled
- direct routeStraightest path available
compass · azimuth · waypoint · as the crow flies · dead reckoning · GPS · trajectory · destination · beeline · shortest path
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- constant speedRate without acceleration
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- trajectoryPath of moving object
uniform · kinematics · physics · inertia · momentum · frictionless · Newton · acceleration · vector · particle
segment
Distinct part of whole
axis · perpendicular · parallel · horizontal · vertical · diagonal · coordinate · plane · intersection · midpoint
amortization
Gradual debt reduction schedule
- assetItem of value owned
- book valueAsset minus accumulated depreciation
- accountingMaintaining financial records
write-off · useful life · salvage value · expense · deduction · fixed asset · ledger · balance sheet · capital · equipment
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- x-axisGraph's horizontal reference line
- y-axisGraph's vertical reference
- slope-interceptLinear equation format
trend · regression · data point · correlation · chart · function · proportional · interpolation · extrapolation · origin
stitching
Joining with needle, thread
baseline · running stitch · topstitch · seamline · fabric · lockstitch · bobbin · selvage · dart · pattern
- amortizationloan payment, repayment plan, payment, installment, prepayment
- Asset Valuationasset value, book value, fair value, fair market value, market value
- depreciationdepreciation, vehicle depreciation, accelerated, accumulated, amortization
straight-linecurved
Smoothly bent, not angular
curvilinear · zigzag · winding · serpentine · sinuous
straight-linecircuitous
Indirect, winding path
indirect · roundabout · meandering · convoluted · tortuous
straight, line, straights, lines, lined, lining, liner, liners, lineage