Linear

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a line; straight.
  • adj. In, of, describing, described by, or related to a straight line.
  • adj. Having only one dimension.
  • adj. Characterized by, composed of, or emphasizing drawn lines rather than painterly effects.
  • adj. Botany Narrow and elongated with nearly parallel margins: a linear leaf.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having the form of a line; straight.
  • adj. Of or relating to lines.
  • adj. Made in a step-by-step, logical manner.
  • adj. Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
  • adj. Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form .
  • adj. A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.
  • adj. Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities.
  • adj. Thinking in a step-by-step analytical and logical fashion; contrasted with holistic, i.e. thinking in terms of complex interrelated patterns.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a line or lines; composed or consisting of lines: as, linear drawing; linear perspective.
  • Relating to length only; specifically, in mathematics and physics, involving measurement in one dimension only, or a sum of such measurements; involving only straight lines; unidimensional; of the first degree: as, linear numbers; linear measure.
  • In bot., zoöl, and anatomy, like a line or thread; slender; very narrow and elongate: as, a linear leaf.
  • In prosody, consisting in or pertaining to a succession of single verses all of the same rhythm and length; stichic: as, linear composition; “Paradise Lost” is linear in composition.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. measured lengthwise
  • adj. designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
  • adj. of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension
  • adj. (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
  • adj. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
  • Equivalent
    lengthwise    lengthways    bilinear    rectilinear    linelike    collinear    lineal    rectilineal    unsubdivided    simple   
    Antonym
    holistic   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    lineal    narrow   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    skinnier   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vertical    magnetic    mathematical    spatial    precise    correspond    geometric    structural    molecular    digital