| RECTANGLE, | - | |
| RECTANGULAR, |
See [Angle].
RECTILIGNE, Fr. rectilinear, or right lined.
| RECTILINEAR, | - | |
| RECTILINEOUS, |
after the manner, or consisting of right lines.
RECUIT, Fr. A term used its the French foundaries of artillery, signifying the annealing or hardening of a cannon-mould.
RECUL du canon, Fr. The recoil of a piece of ordnance. See [Recoil].
RECULADE, Fr. The act of recoiling or falling back.
RECULER, Fr. To fall back. This expression is used by the French in a figurative sense, viz.
Reculer pour mieux sauter, Fr. To fall back or retreat, in order to return and advance with more energy.