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Topics referred to by the same term
Straight Lines may refer to: Straight line, in mathematical geometry Straight Lines (band), a Canadian pop-rock band Straight Lines (album), by Ken Vandermark
Straight_Lines
Straight figure with zero width and depth
In geometry, a straight line, usually abbreviated line, is an infinitely long object with no width, depth, or curvature. It is a special case of a curve
Line_(geometry)
2007 single by Silverchair
"Straight Lines" is a song by Australian rock band Silverchair. It was released on 12 March 2007 and debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Singles
Straight_Lines_(song)
Relation used in geometry
In geometry, parallel lines are coplanar infinite straight lines that do not intersect at any point. Parallel planes are infinite flat planes in the same
Parallel_(geometry)
Mathematical puzzle
arranged points with a pen by four (or fewer) straight lines without lifting the pen or retracing any lines. The puzzle has appeared under various other
Nine_dots_puzzle
Straight alignments between historic structures and landmarks
Ley lines (/leɪ/ or /liː/) are straight alignments drawn between various historic structures, prehistoric sites, and prominent landmarks. The idea was
Ley_line
(PDF). Didactica Mathematica. 36: 25–40. A.B. Ivanov: Anti-parallel straight lines. In: Encyclopaedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1-4020-0609-8 Weisstein, Eric
Antiparallel_lines
Lines not in the same plane
geometry, skew lines are two lines that do not intersect and are not parallel. A simple example of a pair of skew lines is the pair of lines through opposite
Skew_lines
Geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, Peru
Most lines run straight across the landscape, but there are also figurative designs of animals and plants. The combined length of all the lines is more
Nazca_lines
Natural number
arranged points with a pen by four (or fewer) straight lines without lifting the pen or retracing any lines. A polygon with nine sides is called an nonagon
9
Geometric axiom
It states that, in two-dimensional geometry: If a straight line intersects two other straight lines forming two interior angles on the same side that
Parallel_postulate
Anthology of queer comics
No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics is an anthology of queer comics covering a 40-year period from the late 1960s to the late 2000s. It was
No_Straight_Lines
1985 studio album by Marilyn
Despite Straight Lines is the only studio album by British singer-songwriter Marilyn, released in 1985. Although Marilyn had scored three top 40 hits throughout
Despite_Straight_Lines
2007 studio album by Silverchair
"Straight Lines" A 25-second sample from "Straight Lines" Problems playing this file? See media help. Young Modern is the fifth and final studio album
Young_Modern
Former Canadian pop-rock band
Straight Lines was a Canadian pop-rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. They are most noted for their single "Letting Go", which was a Top 10 hit
Straight_Lines_(band)
English singer and songwriter (born 1962)
Name". The song was later included on his 1985 debut album Despite Straight Lines. Marilyn also contributed to the Christmas number one Band Aid song
Marilyn_(singer)
vertical lines, and parallels to horizontal lines. Pseudocylindrical In normal aspect, these map the central meridian and parallels as straight lines. Other
List_of_map_projections
Directional planes
applies to the straight lines contained within the plane: they are horizontal only at the point of reference, and (2) those straight lines contained in
Vertical_and_horizontal
English synth-pop group
with the introduction of keyboardist Clive Gates. Their debut single, "Straight Lines", was released by GTO Records in September 1979 and New Musik performed
New_Musik
Australian rock band
related ARIA Singles Chart: "Tomorrow" (1994), "Freak" (1997), and "Straight Lines" (2007). Silverchair's alternative rock sound evolved throughout their
Silverchair
Strong surface-level winds that radiate from a single point
emanates from a point source above and blows radially, that is, in straight lines in all directions from the area of impact at surface level. It originates
Downburst
Natural number
there are 27 distinct hypergraph motifs. There are exactly twenty-seven straight lines on a smooth cubic surface, which give a basis of the fundamental representation
27_(number)
Mathematical treatise by Euclid
if a straight line falling on two straight lines make the interior angles on the same side less than two right angles, the two straight lines, if produced
Euclid's_Elements
Two geometries based on axioms closely related to those specifying Euclidean geometry
Philosopher" (Aristotle): "Two convergent straight lines intersect and it is impossible for two convergent straight lines to diverge in the direction in which
Non-Euclidean_geometry
Beam of electrons observed in vacuum tubes
the glowing wall, and realized that something must be traveling in straight lines from the cathode. After the electrons strike the back of the tube they
Cathode_ray
Model of hyperbolic geometry
hyperbolic geometry in which all points are inside the unit disk, and straight lines are either circular arcs contained within the disk that are orthogonal
Poincaré_disk_model
Building by Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona, Spain
and sculpted stonework with sinuous, squiggly forms. There are few straight lines, and much of the façade is decorated with a colorful mosaic made of
Casa_Batlló
Danish progressive metal band
with the new album due to be released in 2021. A second video, for "Straight Lines", was released in February 2021, at which point it was announced that
Vola_(band)
Cylindrical conformal map projection
projection for navigation due to its property of representing rhumb lines as straight lines. When applied to world maps, the Mercator projection inflates the
Mercator_projection
Optical device
photographic film or photographic paper is used. Rays of light travel in straight lines and change when they are reflected and partly absorbed by an object
Camera_obscura
Property shared by codirectional lines
Non-oriented straight lines or line segments can also be considered to have a "direction", the common characteristic of all parallel lines, which can be
Direction_(geometry)
Topics referred to by the same term
graphed on straight lines, systems whose output(s) are not directly proportional to their input(s), objects that do not lie along straight lines, shapes
Nonlinearity_(disambiguation)
Arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle
"rhumb" was applicable to the straight lines on portolans when portolans were in use, as well as always applicable to straight lines on Mercator charts. For
Rhumb_line
Mathematical concept
parallel postulate, sometimes translated: If a straight line falling across two [other] straight lines makes internal angles on the same side [of itself
Infinity
Form of graphical projection where the projection lines converge to one or more points
to the plane). Then draw straight lines from every point in the object to the observer. The area on the plane where those lines pass through the plane is
Perspective_(graphical)
Method of detecting shapes within images
detecting straight lines. In general, the straight line y = mx + b can be represented as a point (b, m) in the parameter space. However, vertical lines pose
Hough_transform
Statement that is taken to be true
if a straight line falling on two straight lines make the interior angles on the same side less than two right angles, the two straight lines, if produced
Axiom
Ancient Greek mathematician (fl. 300 BC)
realized that Euclid had not made the synthesis of the locus on three and four lines but only an accidental fragment of it, and even that was not felicitously
Euclid
Tool used for drawing straight lines, or checking their straightness or flatness
A straightedge or straight edge is a tool used for drawing straight lines, or checking their straightness. If it has equally spaced markings along its
Straightedge
Graph of the frequency response of a control system
multiple element transfer function can be approximated by a set of straight lines on a Bode plot. This allows a graphical solution of the overall frequency
Bode_plot
2000 EP by Junip
Straight Lines is an EP by the Swedish band Junip. It was originally released on 7" vinyl in 2000 in a limited edition of 500 copies. The sleeve includes
Straight_Lines_(EP)
Process of assigning numbers to objects or events
lengths or distances or to draw straight lines. Strictly speaking, the ruler is the instrument used to rule straight lines and the calibrated instrument
Measurement
Type of discharge tube
applied between the electrodes, cathode rays (electrons) are projected in straight lines from the cathode. It was used by Crookes, Johann Hittorf, Julius Plücker
Crookes_tube
2-dimensional art style without gradations in shade or hue
art or line drawing is any image that consists of distinct straight lines or curved lines placed against a background (usually plain). Two-dimensional
Line_art
Branch of physics that studies light
geometric optics, treats light as a collection of rays that travel in straight lines and bend when they pass through or reflect from surfaces. Physical optics
Optics
Irish rock band
January 1981, followed by a second single, "Moments and Mine (Despite Straight Lines)", on 27 June 1981. Two other tracks recorded with Binttii were released
Virgin_Prunes
Flexible structure made from fibers twisted together
not require the timber to have a straight or squared edge formed onto it beforehand. A chalk line draws straight lines by the action of a taut nylon or
String
Deviation from rectilinear projection (optics)
deviation from rectilinear projection; a projection in which straight lines in a scene remain straight in an image. It is a form of optical aberration that may
Distortion_(optics)
Adaptation of the standard Mercator projection
straight line of finite length and at the same time projects the great circles through E and W (which include the equator) to infinite straight lines
Transverse Mercator projection
Transverse_Mercator_projection
Systematic representation of the surface of a sphere or ellipsoid onto a plane
lines are represented by straight segments Transverse Mercator Stereographic: Any circle of a sphere, great and small, maps to a circle or straight line
Map_projection
Coordinate system for the Schwarzschild geometry
radial light-like geodesics (the world lines of light rays moving in a radial direction) look like straight lines at a 45-degree angle when drawn in a Kruskal–Szekeres
Kruskal–Szekeres_coordinates
Problem in coordinate geometry
Winkelberechnung – Wann welche Formel?, pp. 44-59 (German) A. J. Hobson: “JUST THE MATHS” - UNIT NUMBER 8.5 - VECTORS 5 (Vector equations of straight lines), pp. 8-9
Distance between two parallel lines
Distance_between_two_parallel_lines
90° angle (π/2 radians)
right angle is, namely two straight lines intersecting to form two equal and adjacent angles. The straight lines which form right angles are called perpendicular
Right_angle
Geographic notion
North American nations and states have also mostly been created by straight lines, which are often parts of circles of latitudes. For instance, the northern
Circle_of_latitude
1939 children's book by Ludwig Bemelmans
in Paris That was covered in vines Lived twelve little girls In two straight lines. Madeline is the smallest of the girls. She is seven years old, and
Madeline_(book)
Rink for the purpose of playing ice hockey
In North American professional hockey, the goal crease consists of straight lines extending 4.5 feet (1.4 m) perpendicularly from the goal line 1 foot
Ice_hockey_rink
Nautical charts, first made in the 13th century
such as a content focus on coastal regions, networks of colour-coded straight lines emanating from one or more centres in 32 directions, linear scale bars
Portolan_chart
Placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art
needed] Straight lines are also strongly influenced by tone, color, and repetition concerning the rest of the image. Compared to straight lines, curves
Composition_(visual_arts)
1985 studio album by Suzanne Vega
Tag" – 2:36 "Marlene on the Wall" – 3:40 "Small Blue Thing" – 3:54 "Straight Lines" – 3:49 Side two "Undertow" – 3:26 "Some Journey" – 3:38 "The Queen
Suzanne_Vega_(album)
Shortest path with bounded turning radius
and/or straight line segments. In other words, the shortest path will be made by joining circular arcs of maximum curvature and straight lines. Dubins
Dubins_path
Tool for marking straight lines
straight lines on relatively flat surfaces, much further than is practical by hand or with a straightedge. They may be used to lay out straight lines
Chalk_line
Idiom meaning the shortest distance between two points
conspicuously fly alone across open country, they do not fly in especially straight lines. While crows do not swoop in the air like swallows or starlings, they
As_the_crow_flies
Polyhedron with 12 faces
can start at a corner of the surface and draw an infinite number of straight lines across the figure that return to the original point without crossing
Dodecahedron
1980 studio album by New Musik
A to B...Plus was released in 2000 and contained six bonus tracks. "Straight Lines" – 5:12 "Sanctuary" – 4:12 "A Map of You" – 3:50 "Science" – 3:20 "On
From_A_to_B_(New_Musik_album)
Equation for radii of tangent circles
any triple of tangent circles has two tangent circles (or degenerate straight lines). Problem-specific criteria may favor one of these two solutions over
Descartes'_theorem
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
Australia also manufactured straight-six engines in Australia for the Falcon and Territory models until 2016, when both vehicle lines were discontinued. Following
Ford_straight-six_engine
geodesic lines, which appear straight only when projected onto the spheroidal surface of the Earth (i.e. arcs of great circles), straight lines passing
Extremes_on_Earth
1983 single by Marilyn
The song was later included on the singer's 1985 debut album Despite Straight Lines. "OfficialCharts.com". Retrieved 18 March 2017. Kent, David (1993).
Calling_Your_Name
Mathematical model of the physical space
if a straight line falling on two straight lines makes the interior angles on the same side less than two right angles, the two straight lines, if produced
Euclidean_geometry
Principal Roman surveying instrument
in the Roman Empire. The groma allowed projecting right angles and straight lines and thus enabling the centuriation (setting up of a rectangular grid)
Groma_(surveying)
Australian screenwriter and director
Award for Best Video, with co-director Paul Goldman, for Silverchair's "Straight Lines". Bell grew up in the harbourside suburb of Balmain, Sydney. After a
Alice_Bell
Curve that winds around a central point
Another family of spherical spirals is the rhumb lines or loxodromes, that project to straight lines on the Mercator projection. These are the trajectories
Spiral
Cylindrical equidistant map projection
vertical straight lines of constant spacing (for meridional intervals of constant spacing), and circles of latitude to horizontal straight lines of constant
Equirectangular_projection
Theory of subatomic structure
there are exactly 27 straight lines that lie entirely on such a surface. Generalizing this problem, one can ask how many lines can be drawn on a quintic
String_theory
Theory used to determine the stresses and deformations in thin plates
that are made in this theory: straight lines normal to the mid-surface remain straight after deformation straight lines normal to the mid-surface remain
Kirchhoff–Love_plate_theory
Graphical projection from 3D to 2D which tends to curve straight lines
surfaces, for which (straight) lines on the 3D object are projected to curves on the 2D surface that are typically not straight (hence the qualifier
Curvilinear_perspective
Geometry theorem
straight lines. Pascal's theorem is in turn a special case of the Cayley–Bacharach theorem. The Pappus configuration is the configuration of 9 lines and
Pappus's_hexagon_theorem
11th century treatise by Ibn al-Haytham
object in straight lines. Through experimentation he concluded that color cannot exist without air. As objects radiate light in straight lines in all directions
Book_of_Optics
Geometric representation of the complex numbers
zeros and poles of a function in the complex plane. The lengths of straight lines and curves in the complex plane represent real numbers: the physical
Complex_plane
Circles whose tangent lines at the points of intersection are perpendicular
orthogonal if their respective tangent lines at the points of intersection are perpendicular (meet at a right angle). A straight line through a circle's center
Orthogonal_circles
Electromagnetic radiation humans can see
the properties of light. Euclid postulated that light travelled in straight lines and he described the laws of reflection and studied them mathematically
Light
Type of vision distortion
'seeing mutated shapes') is a type of distorted vision in which a grid of straight lines appears wavy or partially blank. In addition, metamorphopsia can result
Metamorphopsia
Instrument used to measure distances
straightedge ("ruled straightedge"), which additionally allows one to draw straighter lines. Rulers are an important tool in geometry, geography and mathematics
Ruler
Wide-angle photographic lens with strong barrel distortion
well beyond any rectilinear lens. Instead of producing images with straight lines of perspective (rectilinear images), fisheye lenses use a special mapping
Fisheye_lens
Radio transmissions using wavelengths between 10 m and 100 m
distances, in contrast to radio waves of higher frequency, which travel in straight lines (line-of-sight propagation) and are generally limited by the visual
Shortwave_radio
Mathematical measure of how much a curve or surface deviates from flatness
on the circle and is equal to the reciprocal of the circle's radius. Straight lines don't change direction and have zero curvature. The curvature at a point
Curvature
which is composed of a set of parallel straight lines which are obliquely crossed by another set of straight lines. Diagonal scales are used to measure
Transversal (instrument making)
Transversal_(instrument_making)
Church and imperial mausoleum in Constantinople
historian Procopius (c. 500–565) gives the following description: Two straight lines were drawn, intersecting each other in the middle of the form of a cross
Church_of_the_Holy_Apostles
Projection of a sphere through its center onto a plane
straight lines via the gnomonic projection. Since meridians (lines of longitude) and the equator are great circles, they are always shown as straight
Gnomonic_projection
Children's media franchise
in Paris that was covered in vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines ..." and end with an invocation of a famous phrase used by Ethel Barrymore
Madeline
Shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere
surface, the concept of straight lines is replaced by a more general concept of geodesics, curves which are locally straight with respect to the surface
Great-circle_distance
Decorative continuous line border motif
that are far from Greece. Usually the term is used for motifs with straight lines and right angles and the many versions with rounded shapes are called
Meander_(art)
Artistic concept relating to perspective
in 1435. Straight railroad tracks are a familiar modern example. The vanishing point may also be referred to as the "direction point", as lines having the
Vanishing_point
Native alphabet of the Korean language
designed to be graphically simple, and traditionally consisted of only straight lines, dots, and circles. The shapes of 5 basic consonants are based on those
Hangul
Style of hair braiding
to make a continuous, raised row. Cornrows are often done in simple, straight lines, as the term implies, but they can also be styled in elaborate geometric
Cornrows
Region of the abdomen
constitutes its lower limit. The lateral boundaries are formed by drawing straight lines through the midway between the anterior superior iliac spine and symphysis
Hypogastrium
Set of points equidistant from a center
between its tangent and due North, is constant. Loxodromes project to straight lines under the Mercator projection. Two special cases are the meridians which
Sphere
Mechanical analog computer
slide rule is not meant to be used for measuring length or drawing straight lines. Maximum accuracy for standard linear slide rules is about three decimal
Slide_rule
Two-dimensional vector image file format
graphic objects: vector graphic shapes (such as paths consisting of straight lines and curves), bitmap images, and text. Graphical objects can be grouped
SVG
Flow where fluid particles follow smooth paths in layers
fluid is very orderly with particles close to a solid surface moving in straight lines parallel to that surface. Laminar flow is a flow regime characterized
Laminar_flow
STRAIGHT LINES
STRAIGHT LINES
Boy/Male
Tamil
Straight, Honest
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Straight; Honest; Simple; Straight Forward
Girl/Female
Arabic
Straight Path
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Straight
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Straight
Boy/Male
Muslim
Straight
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Powerful; Straight
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Straight Forward
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Surridge 1.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Clear, Straight
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Straight; Honest
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Straight; Pertinent
Boy/Male
Muslim
Straight road
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English streʒt ‘straight’, ‘upright’, presumably applied in either a literal or a figurative sense.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Straight.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Straight, Pertinent
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Straight Forward
Boy/Male
Tamil
Straight, Erected
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Straight
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Straight
STRAIGHT LINES
STRAIGHT LINES
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Tamil
Man of Gold Heart
Female
Hungarian
Feminine form of Hungarian József, JOZEFA means "(God) shall add (another son)."Â
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Kathy, KATHIE means "pure."
Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian name GRY means "dawn."
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Lake Forest
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Moon
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Generous; Liberal; Open Handed
Boy/Male
English
Friend with a spear.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Son of a Sage
Girl/Female
English Hebrew Teutonic
Powerful.
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superl.
Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush.
v. t.
To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account.
a., n., & adv.
See 2nd Strait.
v. t.
To stretch; to make straight.
a.
A variant of Straight.
a.
Having straight joints.
n.
A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush.
adv.
In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark.
a.
Straight in form or upright in position; erect.
imp. & p. p.
of Straighten
superl.
Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others; as, a straight ballot.
superl.
Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece of timber.
superl.
Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight.
v. t.
To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
adv.
A variant of Straitly. See 1st Straight.
a.
A variant of Strait, a.
a.
Having straight lines.
superl.
Approximately straight; not much curved; as, straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to the apex, with a small curve.
superl.
Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing.
v. t.
To straighten.