linear

See also: Linear, LINEAR, and lineär

English

Etymology

From Latin līneāris, from līnea (“line”) + -āris (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪn.i.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): cubic, square

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

of or relating to lines

• Finnish: suoraviivainen (fi)
• Malay: garis, garisan, kegarisan, kegarisanan, linear
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• Polish: liniowy (pl) m
• Spanish: lineal

made in a step-by-step manner

• Finnish: suoraviivainen (fi), johdonmukainen (fi)
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• Russian: после́довательный (ru) (poslédovatelʹnyj)

botany, of leaves: long and narrow

• Finnish: tasasoukka (fi)
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• 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 or f
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• 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)
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• 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. 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)
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• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 선형 (ko) (seonhyeong) (1,2), ^{(please verify)} 일차 (ko) (ilcha) (2,3)

Anagrams

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

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Portuguese

Adjective

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lineˈaɾ/ [li.neˈaɾ]

Etymology 1

From Latin lineāris.

Adjective

linear m or f (masculine and feminine plural lineares)

1. (botany) linear

Etymology 2

From Latin lineāre.

Verb

1. to line
2. to outline, mark out