straight-line

[ streyt-lahyn ]
/ ˈstreɪtˈlaɪn /

adjective

Machinery.
  1. noting a machine or mechanism the working parts of which act or are arranged in a straight line.
  2. 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.

Origin of straight-line

First recorded in 1835–45

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British Dictionary definitions for straight-line

straight-line

noun (modifier)

(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