linear

See also: Linear, LINEAR, and lineär

English

Etymology

From Latin linearis, from linea (“line”) + -aris (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.ni.ɚ/

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.ni.ə/

Adjective

polynomial degrees

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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 $y=ax+b$.
6. (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).

   a linear meter

Coordinate terms

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• curvilinear
• interlineal

• interlinear
• lineal
• supralinear

Related terms

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

Translations

having the form of a line

• Afrikaans: lineêr
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 线性 (zh) (xianxing)

• Danish: lige (da), lineær
• Dutch: lineair (nl)
• Finnish: suoraviivainen (fi)
• French: linéaire (fr)
• German: linear (de)
• Italian: lineare (it)

• Norwegian: lineær
• Polish: liniowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: linear (pt)
• Russian: лине́йный (ru) (linéjnyj)
• Spanish: lineal, lineal, lineal
• Swedish: linjär (sv)
• Turkish: doğrusal (tr), lineer (tr)

of or relating to lines

• Finnish: suoraviivainen (fi)
• Malay: garis, garisan, kegarisan, kegarisanan, linear

• Polish: liniowy (pl) m
• Spanish: lineal

made in a step-by-step manner

• Finnish: suoraviivainen (fi), johdonmukainen (fi)

• Russian: после́довательный (ru) (poslédovatelʹnyj)

botany, of leaves: long and narrow

• Finnish: tasasoukka (fi)

• Spanish: lineal

in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial

• Afrikaans: lineêr
• Czech: lineární (cs) m
• Danish: lineær
• Finnish: lineaarinen (fi)
• French: linéaire (fr)
• German: linear (de)
• Italian: lineare (it) m, f

• Norwegian: lineær
• Polish: liniowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: linear (pt)
• Russian: лине́йный (ru) (linéjnyj)
• Spanish: lineal
• Swedish: linjär (sv), lineär (sv)

physics: involving only one dimension

• Afrikaans: lineêr
• Finnish: lineaarinen (fi)
• German: linear (de)

• Polish: liniowy (pl) m
• Russian: линейный (ru) (linejnyj), одномерный (ru) (odnomernyj)
• Spanish: unidimensional (es)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: (1,2) ^{(please verify)} linéaire (fr)
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} リニア (rinia), ^{(please verify)} リンネル (ja) (rinneru), ^{(please verify)} 線形 (senkei 1,2), ^{(please verify)} 一次 (ichiji 2,3)

• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 선형 (ko) (1,2), ^{(please verify)} 일차 (ko) (2,3)

Anagrams

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

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Portuguese

Adjective

linear m, 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)

Related terms

• linha

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Spanish

Etymology 1

Latin lineāris.

Adjective

linear (plural lineares)

1. (botany) linear

Etymology 2

Latin lineāre.

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of linear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			linear
gerund			lineando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		lineado		lineada
		plural		lineados		lineadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	lineo	lineastú lineásvos	linea	lineamos	lineáis	linean
	imperfect	lineaba	lineabas	lineaba	lineábamos	lineabais	lineaban
	preterite	lineé	lineaste	lineó	lineamos	lineasteis	linearon
	future	linearé	linearás	lineará	linearemos	linearéis	linearán
	conditional	linearía	linearías	linearía	linearíamos	linearíais	linearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	linee	lineestú lineésvos2	linee	lineemos	lineéis	lineen
	imperfect (ra)	lineara	linearas	lineara	lineáramos	linearais	linearan
	imperfect (se)	linease	lineases	linease	lineásemos	lineaseis	lineasen
	future1	lineare	lineares	lineare	lineáremos	lineareis	linearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		lineatú lineávos	linee	lineemos	linead	lineen
	negative		no linees	no linee	no lineemos	no lineéis	no lineen

• ¹ Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
• ² Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.