单词 | linear |
释义 | linear adj.   1. a of or in lines; in lines rather than masses (linear development). b of length (linear extent).   2. long and narrow and of uniform breadth.   3. involving one dimension only. Phrases and idioms linear accelerator Physics an accelerator in which particles travel in straight lines, not in closed orbits. Linear B a form of Bronze Age writing found in Crete and parts of Greece and recording a form of Mycenaean Greek: an earlier undeciphered form (Linear A) also exists. linear equation an equation between two variables that gives a straight line when plotted on a graph. linear motor a motor producing straight-line (not rotary) motion by means of a magnetic field. Derivatives linearity n. linearize v.tr. (also -ise). linearly adv. Etymology: L linearis f. linea LINE(1) |
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