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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin līneāris, from līnea (“line”) + -āris (adjectival suffix). Doublet of lineal.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
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linear (comparative more linear, superlative most linear)
- Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
- 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:
- 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.
- Of or relating to lines.
- Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.
- a linear medium
- (botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
- (mathematics) Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form .
- (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
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Translations[edit]
having the form of a line
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of or relating to lines
made in a step-by-step manner
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botany, of leaves: long and narrow
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in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial
physics: involving only one dimension
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Noun[edit]
(radio slang, noun) A linear amplifier.
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
linear (masculine and feminine plural linears)
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Further reading[edit]
- “linear” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “linear”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
- “linear” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “linear” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: li‧ne‧ar
Adjective[edit]
linear m or f (plural lineares, comparable)
- linear (having the form of a straight line)
- (mathematics) linear (being a first-degree polynomial)
- linear (made in a step-by-step, logical manner)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “linear” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
linear m or n (feminine singular lineară, masculine plural lineari, feminine and neuter plural lineare)
- Alternative form of liniar
Declension[edit]
Declension of linear
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | linear | lineară | lineari | lineare | ||
definite | linearul | lineara | linearii | linearele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | linear | lineare | lineari | lineare | ||
definite | linearului | linearei | linearilor | linearelor |
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
linear (plural lineares)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
linear (first-person singular present lineo, first-person singular preterite lineé, past participle lineado)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of linear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | linear | ||||||
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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 |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “linear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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