in line vs rectilinear

in line

adj
  • Positioned in a straight line. 

  • Suitable or appropriate; keeping with expectations, norms, ideals, or rules. 

  • assuming a position in the future. 

adv
  • one behind another; in a queue 

rectilinear

adj
  • In a straight line. 

  • Formed from straight lines. 

How often have the words in line and rectilinear occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )