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linear

[ lin-ee-er ]

adjective

  1. of, consisting of, or using lines:

    linear design.

  2. pertaining to or represented by lines:

    linear dimensions.

  3. extended or arranged in a line:

    a linear series.

  4. involving measurement in one dimension only; pertaining to length:

    linear measure.

  5. of or relating to the characteristics of a work of art in which forms and rhythms are defined chiefly in terms of line.
  6. having the form of or resembling a line:

    linear nebulae.

  7. progressing logically from step to step; having a regular sequence of stages:

    Such linear thinking can inhibit true innovation and creative exploration.

  8. Mathematics.
    1. consisting of, involving, or describable by terms of the first degree.
    2. having the same effect on a sum as on each of the summands:

      a linear operation.

  9. Electronics. delivering an output that is directly proportional to the input:

    a linear circuit; a linear amplifier.

  10. threadlike; narrow and elongated:

    a linear leaf.



linear

/ ˌlɪnɪˈærɪtɪ; ˈlɪnɪə /

adjective

  1. of, in, along, or relating to a line
  2. of or relating to length
  3. resembling, represented by, or consisting of a line or lines
  4. having one dimension
  5. designating a style in the arts, esp painting, that obtains its effects through line rather than colour or light and in which the edges of forms and planes are sharply defined Compare painterly
  6. maths of or relating to the first degree

    a linear equation

  7. narrow and having parallel edges

    a linear leaf

  8. electronics
    1. (of a circuit, etc) having an output that is directly proportional to input

      linear amplifier

    2. having components arranged in a line
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

linear

/ ±ôÄ­²Ô′ŧ-É™°ù /

  1. Being or resembling a line.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ô¾±²Ô±ð²¹°ù±ô²â, adverb
  • linearity, noun
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  • ±ô¾±²Ô·±ð·²¹°ù·±ô²â adverb
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·±ô¾±²Ô·±ð·²¹°ù adjective
  • ²õ³Ü²ú·±ô¾±²Ô·±ð·²¹°ù adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of linear1

First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin ±ôÄ«²Ô±ðÄå°ù¾±²õ “of, belonging to linesâ€; line 1, -ar 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of linear1

C17: from Latin ±ôÄ«²Ô±ðÄå°ù¾±²õ of or by means of lines
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Example Sentences

But again and again events pop up to complicate and confound any apparently linear path towards it.

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Some of these were related to the linear synchronous motor launch system that allowed the ride to reach 100 mph.

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Place cells are cells found, so far, only in rodents, that fire at certain spots as a mouse or rat moves through a linear track, indicating a cell specific to certain locations.

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With Disney’s continued transition from linear television to streaming, the company will need to make sure “that transition is smooth,†said Yoon of Bernstein.

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In a rugged desert park, the linear sculpture feels at once bold and fragile, muscular and delicate.

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