linear
Use Linear in a sentence
i 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.
6.
having the form of or resembling a line: linear nebulae.
7.
Mathematics.
a.
consisting of, involving, or describable by terms of the first degree.
b.
having the same effect on a sum as on each of the summands: a linear operation.
8.
Electronics. delivering an output that is directly proportional to the input: a linear circuit; a linear amplifier.
9.
threadlike; narrow and elongated: a linear leaf.
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linear (ˈlɪnɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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. | Compare painterly 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 |
| 6. | maths of or relating to the first degree: a linear equation |
| 7. | narrow and having parallel edges: a linear leaf |
| 8. | electronics |
| a. (of a circuit, etc) having an output that is directly proportional to input: linear amplifier | |
| b. having components arranged in a line | |
| [C17: from Latin līneāris of or by means of lines] | |
| linearity | |
| —n | |
| 'linearly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
linear
1640s, from L. linearis "belonging to a line," from linea "string, line" (see line (n.)). Linear A and Linear B (1902-3) were names given to two related forms of linear Minoan writing discovered 1894-1901 in Crete by Sir Arthur Evans. Related: Linearity.
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Medical Dictionary
linear lin·e·ar (lĭn'ē-ər)
adj.
Of, relating to, or resembling a line; straight.
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Science Dictionary
| linear (lĭn'ē-ər) Pronunciation Key
Being or resembling a line. |
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Example sentences
The boulders and such inside this plume then fall back to the ground, making linear chains of secondary craters.
Most people can't perceive the future beyond linear development of current technology.
Which isn't to say his thoughts come out in linear equations.
Jacobs hits another switch and the rocket shoots ahead sharply, powered by a linear induction motor.
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