Japanese

直線

ちょくせん
Meaning: straight line
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

直
線

Example sentences

The car sped up on the long straight section of the road.
直線を引くために定規を使います。
I use a ruler to draw a straight line.
彼は最後の直線で、一気に前の走者を抜き去った。
He overtook the runner in front of him in one go on the final straight.
彼は最後の直線でライバルをぶっちぎって優勝した。
He pulled away from his rivals in the final straight and won.
全くノーマークだった選手が、最後の直線で一気に抜き去って優勝した。
A player who was completely unmarked/overlooked came from behind in the final straight and won.
ラックとピニオンの組み合わせで回転運動を直線運動に変換する。
The combination of a rack and pinion converts rotational motion into linear motion.

Usage Notes

A line without any curves. In mathematics, it refers to a path that is the shortest distance between two points.

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