linear

From Latin līneāris, from līnea (“line”) + -āris (adjectival suffix).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪn.i.ə/

linear (comparative more linear, superlative most linear)

1. Having the form of a line; straight.
2. Of or relating to lines.
3. Made in a step-by-step, logical manner.
4. (botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
5. (mathematics) Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form ${\displaystyle y=ax+b}$ .
6. (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).

   a linear meter

• (pertaining to length): areal, spacial, spatial
• (one-dimensional unit): square, cubic

• linear algebra
• linear foot
• linear meter, linear metre

• Arline, Erlian, Irelan, Lanier, aliner, lanier, larine, nailer, renail

linear m or f (plural lineares, comparable)

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)

• linha

Latin lineāris.

linear (plural lineares)

1. (botany) linear

Latin lineāre.

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

1. to line
2. to outline, to mark out