adj
Freq #18809
Meanings
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1
adj
Following a straight line or a single direction.
The new highway runs in a linear path across the plain.
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2
adj
Arranged or happening in a clear step-by-step order.
The novel rejects a linear timeline and jumps between decades.
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3
adj
Relating to length measured in one dimension only.
We ordered three linear meters of fabric for the curtains.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adj
· following a straight line...
one-dimensional
More
linelike
Opposites
nonlinear
Word family
Derived forms
antilinearbasolinearbilinearcircumlinearcolinearcollinearcrosslinearcurvilinearhyperlinearinterlinealinterlinearisolinear
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin līneāris, from līnea (“line”) + -āris (adjectival suffix), equivalent to line + -ar. Doublet of lineal.