直線
ちょくせん
straight line
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun, No-adjective
straight line
Example sentences
直線を引きなさい。
Draw a straight line.
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Draw a straight line here.
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He drew a straight line on the wall.
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A ruler helps one to draw a straight line.
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The two lines cross each other at right angles.
More examples (4)
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These two lines are at right angles.
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In mathematics, a straight line is defined by two points.
原点を中心とする半径2の円と,直線 y = x − 1 の交点を求めよ。
Consider a circle of radius 2 centered at the origin. Find its points of intersection with the line y = x - 1.
時間に縛られた社会では、時は線のように、つまり過去から現在を通って未来に向かって延びる1本の直線と見られている。
In a time-bound society time is seen as linear- in other words as a straight line extending from the past, through the present, to the future.