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.