linear
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.
involving measurement in one dimension only; pertaining to length: linear measure.
of or relating 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.
progressing logically from step to step; having a regular sequence of stages: Such linear thinking can inhibit true innovation and creative exploration.
Mathematics.
consisting of, involving, or describable by terms of the first degree.
having the same effect on a sum as on each of the summands: a linear operation.
Electronics. delivering an output that is directly proportional to the input: a linear circuit; a linear amplifier.
threadlike; narrow and elongated: a linear leaf.
Origin of linear
1Other words from linear
- lin·e·ar·ly, adverb
- non·lin·e·ar, adjective
- sub·lin·e·ar, adjective
Words Nearby linear
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How to use linear in a sentence
Compared to old-school linear cable, streaming TV can be amazingly convenient—except when it comes to deciding which service to sign up for.
Want a year of free streaming services? This guide has you covered | dzanemorris | August 26, 2020 | FortuneNote that the use of the cube root implies that polls do not become more accurate at a linear rate, but rather that there is a sharp increase in accuracy toward the end of an election.
How FiveThirtyEight’s 2020 Presidential Forecast Works — And What’s Different Because Of COVID-19 | Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com) | August 12, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightWhether it be linear or streaming, you’re beholden to your agency to deliver reporting to you, and that reporting comes two weeks post-campaign.
How Hulu’s self-serve ad tool could open streaming’s floodgates | Tim Peterson | July 20, 2020 | DigidayAmazon and Roku are fashioning themselves as playing a role similar to linear TV distributors like Comcast and Charter that serve as the gatekeepers between media companies and their audiences.
Shut out of Fire TV and Roku, Peacock is the latest example of the arrival power moves to streaming | Tim Peterson | July 15, 2020 | DigidayThough real magnets are three-dimensional, Ising simplified the situation to a linear chain of arrows, each capable of sensing its two nearest neighbors.
The Cartoon Picture of Magnets That Has Transformed Science | Charlie Wood | June 24, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
Lepore has a different, though still linear, metaphor for the history of feminism: “a river, wending.”
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine | Tom Arnold-Forster | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is known to be difficult, because of his love of the Latinate, and his non-linear, digressive, even symphonic, narrative style.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life | Chimamanda Adichie | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the reasoning only made sense if the tumor grew in a linear, predictable way.
In his own words it was “the linear equivalent of the sensation of flight.”
I call them Hyperserials: shows with a purer, more intense focus on one linear, series-long plotline.
Mad Men’s Dramatic Déjà Vu: ‘Time Zones’ Feels Redundant | Andrew Romano | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe child now aims at constructing a particular linear representation, that of a man, a horse, or what not.
Children's Ways | James SullyCurious differences appear in respect of the completeness of this linear noting or enumerating of features.
Children's Ways | James SullyThis habit of scribble may persist after a child attempts a linear description of the parts of an object.
Children's Ways | James SullyNow the series treated of in the text agrees with this linear progression in nothing whatever but in being a progression.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillShe says 'fifteen hundred feet'; the law says she ought t' read 'fifteen hundred linear feet.'
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for linear
/ (ˈlɪnɪə) /
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: Compare painterly
maths of or relating to the first degree: a linear equation
narrow and having parallel edges: a linear leaf
electronics
(of a circuit, etc) having an output that is directly proportional to input: linear amplifier
having components arranged in a line
Origin of linear
1Derived forms of linear
- linearity (ˌlɪnɪˈærɪtɪ), noun
- linearly, adverb
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
Scientific definitions for linear
[ lĭn′ē-ər ]
Being or resembling a line.
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