Linear Definition

lĭnē-ər
adjective
Of or relating to a line or lines.
Webster's New World
Made of or using lines.
Linear design.
Webster's New World
Having only one dimension.
American Heritage Medicine
In relation to length only; extended in a line.
Webster's New World
Designating or of a style of art in which forms are sharply delineated and line is emphasized over color, light and shadow, etc.
Webster's New World
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(astronomy) Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program.
Wiktionary
pronoun

(astronomy) A comet, cataloged as “C/1999 S4", discovered on September 27, 1999, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program in New Mexico. (See ) Sometimes spelled LINEAR.

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Origin of Linear

  • Latin līneāris from līnea line line1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Linear Sentence Examples

  • Given certain linear and angular measurements, the area must be so and so.

  • This variation, however, is not always linear.

  • The linear width of the band (e) is the increment of which alters p by 27r, so that e =27r /tr.

  • The partial differential coefficient of T with respect to a component of velocity, linear or angular, will be the component of momentum, linear or angular, which corresponds.

  • This applies also to quaternions, but not to extensive quantities, nor is it true for linear algebras in general.

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Words Starting With

LLILIN

Words Ending With

RAREAR

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linear

Words Starting With L and Ending With R

Starts With L & Ends With RStarts With LI & Ends With RStarts With L & Ends With AR

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With R