recti-

a combining form meaning “right,” “straight,” used in the formation of compound words: rectilinear.
Also especially before a vowel, rect-.

Origin of recti-

< Latin rēcti-, combining form of rēctus right

Words nearby recti-

rectangular coordinate, rectangular coordinates, rectangular hyperbola, rectectomy, recti, recti-, rectifiable, rectification, rectified spirit, rectifier, rectify

British Dictionary definitions for recti-

recti-

before a vowel rect-

combining form

straight or right rectilinear; rectangle

Word Origin for recti-

from Latin rectus