Straight line

  • 1straight line — ˌstraight ˈline adjective ACCOUNTING the straight line method of calculating depreciation (= fall in value) on an asset involves dividing the original cost of the asset, less its value as scrap, by the number of years it is expected to be used.… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 2straight-line — [strāt′līn΄] adj. 1. composed of straight lines 2. Finance designating or of a method of allocating costs to given time periods at a fixed rate [straight line depreciation] 3. Mech. a) designating or of a device, mechanism, etc. whose main parts… …

    English World dictionary

  • 3straight–line — adj: marked by equal payments over a given term using the straight–line method of depreciation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 4straight-line — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : being a mechanical linkage or equivalent device designed to produce or copy motion in a straight or approximately straight line 2. a. : having the principal parts arranged in a straight line a straight line compressor… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 5straight-line — adjective Date: 1843 1. being a mechanical linkage or equivalent device designed to produce or copy motion in a straight line 2. having the principal parts arranged in a straight line 3. marked by a uniform spread and especially in equal segments …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6straight-line — /strayt luyn /, adj. 1. Mach. a. noting a machine or mechanism the working parts of which act or are arranged in a straight line. b. noting a mechanism for causing one part to move along a straight line. 2. Accounting. denoting uniform allocation …

    Universalium

  • 7straight line — noun a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature (Freq. 7) the shortest distance between two points is a straight line • Ant: ↑curve • Hypernyms: ↑line • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 8straight line — tiesė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. right line; straight line vok. Gerade, f; gerade Linie, f rus. прямая, f; прямая линия, f pranc. droite, f; ligne droite, f …

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  • 9straight-line — /ˈstreɪt laɪn/ (say strayt luyn) adjective Machinery 1. having a linear arrangement of the working parts, as some compressors. 2. (of an apparatus) copying or initiating motion along a straight line …

  • 10Straight Line Stitch — est un groupe nord américain très méconnu de la population européenne. Le groupe est né dans le Tennessee à Knoxville. Straight Line Stitch s impose dans un style original s inspirant du hardcore et du death metal, souvent appelé hybrid metal ou… …

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