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straight-line
[streyt-lahyn]
adjective
Machinery.
noting a machine or mechanism the working parts of which act or are arranged in a straight line.
noting a mechanism for causing one part to move along a straight line.
Accounting.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.
straight-line
noun
(of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation
of or relating to a method of depreciation whereby equal charges are made against gross profit for each year of an asset's expected life
Word History and Origins
Origin of straight-line1
Example Sentences
Norris, with use of the DRS overtaking aid giving him a straight-line speed advantage, clipped the back of Piastri's car as he tried to grab the inside line into Turn One.
Flexible front wings are employed by teams because they allow them to gain straight-line speed for the same cornering performance, or improve cornering while not sacrificing speed on the straights.
His straight-line speed also helped create the space Ebobisse exploited for his goal.
But Hamilton, lacking straight-line speed in his Mercedes, was unable to make progress past the red cars.
“Today, who knows if we could have won? But if we didn’t pit we would have been leading at the restart. And the first 30 laps controlling the place with Lando behind. We had good straight-line speed as well. P2 would have been a minimum.”
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