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<b>a.</b> noting a machine or mechanism the working parts of which act or are arranged in a straight line <b>b.</b> noting a mechanism for causing one part to move along a straight line; denoting uniform allocation, as in calculating the total depreciation over the life of a depreciable asset, dividing that into equal parts, and depreciating each segment at regular intervals

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  • To her, all those fans in the stadium are spinning madly about the earth’s axis, hardly what she would call straight-line motion.
  • These were straight-line winds that caused the damage.
  • Gyral Stream, but nearly straight-line movement from the New
  • One Ingersoll straight-line compressor from the old power-house.
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