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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lin•e•ar /ˈlɪniɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - of, made up of, resembling, or using lines:linear design.
- extended or arranged in a line:a linear series.
- Weights and Measuresinvolving length only:linear measurements.
lin•e•ar•ly, adv. See -lin-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lin•e•ar (lin′ē ər),USA pronunciation adj. - of, consisting of, or using lines:linear design.
- pertaining to or represented by lines:linear dimensions.
- extended or arranged in a line:a linear series.
- Weights and Measuresinvolving measurement in one dimension only;
pertaining to length:linear measure. - Fine Artof or pertaining to the characteristics of a work of art in which forms and rhythms are defined chiefly in terms of line.
- having the form of or resembling a line:linear nebulae.
- [Math.]
- Mathematicsconsisting of, involving, or describable by terms of the first degree.
- Mathematicshaving the same effect on a sum as on each of the summands:a linear operation.
- Electronicsdelivering an output that is directly proportional to the input:a linear circuit; a linear amplifier.
- Botanythreadlike;
narrow and elongated:a linear leaf.
- Latin līneāris of, belonging to lines. See line1, -ar1
- 1635–45
lin′e•ar•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: linear /ˈlɪnɪə/ adj - of, in, along, or relating to a line
- of or relating to length
- resembling, represented by, or consisting of a line or lines
- having one dimension
- 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
- of or relating to the first degree: a linear equation
- narrow and having parallel edges: a linear leaf
- (of a circuit, etc) having an output that is directly proportional to input: linear amplifier
- having components arranged in a line
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin līneāris of or by means of lineslinearity /ˌlɪnɪˈærɪtɪ/ n ˈlinearly adv |