See also: LINEAR, Linear, and lineär

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From Latin līneāris, from līnea (line) + -āris (adjectival suffix). Doublet of lineal.

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/
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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɪn.i.ə/

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linear (comparative more linear, superlative most linear)

  1. Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
    • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:
      The route taken does not have to be a perfectly straight line, just so long as it is linear and is followed consistently for each transect taken.
  2. Of or relating to lines.
  3. Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.
    a linear medium
  4. (botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
  5. (mathematics) (of polynomials or polynomial equations)
    1. (of a polynomial) Having degree less than one; that is, being of the form  , where each   is a variable and each   is a coefficient. See also   Linear polynomials on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
        is a linear polynomial, but   and   are not.
    2. (of a polynomial equation) Involving only linear polynomials. See also   Linear equation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
      The graph of the linear equation   is a straight line with slope   and y-intercept  
  6. (mathematics) (of functions or maps)
    1. (of a function between vector spaces) An additive, homogeneous mapping; that is, a function   is linear if it distributes over vector addition ( ) and respects scalar multiplication ( ). If   and   are vector spaces over a field  ,   may also be called a  -linear map. See also   linear map on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
      The map   taking   is a linear map.
    2. (of a function over a module) A module homomorphism; that is, a group homomorphism that commutes with scalar multiplication. See also   Module homomorphism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  7. (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).

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linear (plural linears)

  1. (radio slang) Ellipsis of linear amplifier..

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Borrowed from Latin līneāris.

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linear m or f (masculine and feminine plural linears)

  1. linear
    Synonym: lineal

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Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch lineair (linear), from French linéaire, from Latin līneāris.[1]

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  • IPA(key): /liˈnɛar/
  • Rhymes: -ar, -r
  • Hyphenation: li‧nè‧ar

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linèar

  1. alternative spelling of linièr (linear)

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  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

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Learned borrowing from Latin līneāris.

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  • Hyphenation: li‧ne‧ar

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linear m or f (plural lineares)

  1. linear (having the form of a straight line)
  2. (mathematics) linear (being a first-degree polynomial)
  3. linear (made in a step-by-step, logical manner)

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linear m or n (feminine singular lineară, masculine plural lineari, feminine and neuter plural lineare)

  1. Alternative form of liniar

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  • IPA(key): /lineˈaɾ/ [li.neˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: li‧ne‧ar

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From Latin lineāris.

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linear m or f (masculine and feminine plural lineares)

  1. (botany) linear
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From Latin lineāre.

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linear (first-person singular present lineo, first-person singular preterite lineé, past participle lineado)

  1. to line
  2. to outline, mark out
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