linear
UK/ˈlɪn.i.ə//ˈlɪn.i.əɹ/
linear adjective: having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course. Also the ellipsis of linear amplifier.
Adjective
linear (comparative more linear, superlative most linear)
- Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
- 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.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
- Of or relating to lines.
- Synonyms:
- lineal
- Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.
- a linear medium
- Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
- Having degree one; that is, being of the form a_1x_1+a_2x_2+⋯+a_nx_n+b, where each x_i is a variable. See also Linear polynomials on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- 4x#43;5y#43;#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;2#125;z is a linear polynomial, but 4xy#43;#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;2#125;z and 4x#43;z² are not.
- Involving only linear polynomials. See also Linear equation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- The graph of the linear equation y#61;ax#43;b is a straight line with slope a and y-intercept b
- An additive, homogeneous mapping; that is, a function f:V→W is linear if it distributes over vector addition (f( mathbf v+ mathbf w)=f( mathbf v)+f( mathbf w)) and respects scalar multiplication (f(c mathbf v)=cf( mathbf v)). If V and W are vector spaces over a field K, f may also be called a K-linear map. See also linear map on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- The map f#58;#92;mathbb#123;R#125;³#92;to#92;mathbb#123;R#125;² taking (x,y,z)#92;mapsto(x#43;y#43;z,x-y#43;3z) is a linear map.
- A module homomorphism; that is, a group homomorphism that commutes with scalar multiplication. See also Module homomorphism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
- a linear meter
- Delivered or delivering on a fixed schedule, as opposed to on-demand.
- linear TV, linear content, linear video, linear radio
- Linear television is dead or, at least, declining.
- Synonyms:
- broadcast, tune-in
- Antonyms:
- streaming, on-demand, non-linear
Proper noun (1) capitalized: LINEAR
LINEAR
- Initialism of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Linear
Linear
- A comet, cataloged as “C/1999 S4”, discovered on September 27, 1999, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program in New Mexico. (See https://web.archive.org/web/20051220100856/http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/comets/linear.html) Sometimes spelled LINEAR.
Also used as
linear is also the ellipsis of linear amplifier.
linear meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
linear in Hindi
- रैखिक, रेखीय
linear in Tamil
- நேரியல், லீனியர், நேர்கோட்டு
linear in Marathi
- रेषीय, रेखीय, रेषात्मक
linear in Urdu
- لکیری, لینیر
More languagesFewer languages
- linear in Bengali
- রৈখিক, রেখীয
- linear in Telugu
- లీనియర్, రేఖీయ
- linear in Malayalam
- ലീനിയർ, രേഖീയ
- linear in Kannada
- ರೇಖೀಯ, ಲೀನಿಯರ್, ರೇಖಾತ್ಮಕ
- linear in Punjabi
- ਲੀਨੀਅਰ, ਰੇਖਿਕ, ਰੈਖਿਕ
- linear in Gujarati
- રેખીય, લીનિયર
- linear in Odia
- ରେଖୀଯ, ରୈଖିକ, ରେଖୀଯ଼
- linear in Nepali
- रैखिक, रेखीय, रेखात्मक
- linear in Malay
- garis, garisan, kegarisan, kegarisanan
- linear in Indonesian
- linear, linier, segaris
Examples of linear in a sentence
- Linear television includes traditional over-the-air broadcasting, as well as much cable and satellite broadcasting.
- Linear radio relates to our well-known tune-in radio, where the listener depends on the programmers schedule.2004, Wolfgang Hoeg, Thomas Lauterbach, editors, Digital Audio Broadcasting: Principles and Applications of Digital Radio, John Wiley &...
Synonyms of linear
Antonyms
Forms of linear
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more linear |
| superlative | most linear |
| Noun | |
| plural | linears |
Origin of linear
Borrowed from Latin līneāris, from līnea (“line”) + -āris (adjectival suffix), equivalent to line + -ar. Doublet of lineal.
Words formed from linear
- antilinear
- basolinear
- bilinear
- circumlinear
- colinear
- collinear
- conjugate-linear
- crosslinear
- curvilinear
- general linear group
- hyperlinear
- interlineal
- interlinear
- isolinear
- lineal
- linear algebra
- linear algebraic
- linear algebraic group
- linear channel
- linear combination
- linear congruential generator
- linear density
- linear dependence
- linear elasticity
- linear equation
- linear foot
- linear form
- linear function
- linear functional
- linear group
- linear independence
- linearise
- linearism
- linearithmic
- linearity
- linearization
- linearize
- linear logic
- linearly
- linear map
- linear meter
- linear metre
- linear motor
- linearoid
- linear operator
- linear order
- linear pair
- linear park
- linear perspective
- linear programming
- linear regression
- linear relative
- linear space
- linear span
- linear subspace
- linear sum
- linear system
- linear television
- linear time
- linear time-invariant
Phrases with linear
- Linear A
- Linear B
- linear TV
- linear feet
- linear maps
- linear sums
- linear forms
- linear pairs
- linear parks
- linear spans
- linear groups
- linear logics
38 more phrasesFewer phrases
- linear meters
- linear metres
- linear motors
- linear orders
- linear spaces
- linear systems
- linear triplet
- linear channels
- linear triplets
- linear amplifier
- linear densities
- linear equations
- linear functions
- linear operators
- linear relatives
- linear subspaces
- piecewise linear
- linear amplifiers
- linear dependences
- linear functionals
- linear combinations
- linear perspectives
- linear time-varying
- special linear group
- general linear groups
- linear transformation
- rectified linear unit
- special linear groups
- linear transformations
- rectified linear units
- linear algebraic groups
- numerical linear algebra
- positive linear functional
- leaky rectified linear unit
- positive linear functionals
- linear congruential generators
- spherical linear interpolation
- spherical linear interpolations
Questions about linear
- What does linear mean?
- Linear means having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
- What is linear in Hindi?
- Linear in Hindi is रैखिक, रेखीय. See Linear meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use linear in a sentence?
- Linear television includes traditional over-the-air broadcasting, as well as much cable and satellite broadcasting.
- What part of speech is linear?
- Linear can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce linear?
- Linear is pronounced /ˈlɪn.i.ə/ (UK).
Words near linear in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: linear (page history and authors); LINEAR (page history and authors); Linear (page history and authors); linear (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linear (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linear (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linear (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linear (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linear (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linear (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linear (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linear (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linear (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linear (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linear (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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