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lin⋅e⋅ar

  [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 pertaining 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. 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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Origin:
1635–45; < L līneāris of, belonging to lines. See line 1 , -ar 1

Related forms:
lin⋅e⋅ar⋅ly, adverb
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lin·e·ar   (lĭn'ē-ər)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a line; straight.

    1. In, of, describing, described by, or related to a straight line.

    2. Having only one dimension.

  3. Characterized by, composed of, or emphasizing drawn lines rather than painterly effects.

  4. Botany Narrow and elongated with nearly parallel margins: a linear leaf.


[Latin līneāris, from līnea, line; see line1.]
lin'e·ar·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

linear 
1642, 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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lin·ear
Pronunciation: 'lin-E-&r
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or resembling a line —lin·ear·i·ty /"lin-E-'ar-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
—lin·ear·ly /'lin-E-&r-lE/ adverb
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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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