| ADJECTIVE | all | linear, additive | designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree |
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| all | linear, one-dimensional | of or in or along or relating to a line | |
| all | linear, analogue, analog | of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input | |
| all | linear, elongate | (of a leaf shape) long and narrow | |
| all | linear, running | measured lengthwise |
| Sounds | lih'niyer | |
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| Rhymes | anterior ... worrier: 48 rhymes with iyer... | |
| Meaning | Designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree. | |
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| Synonym | additive | |
| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Narrower | bilinear | linear with respect to each of two variables or positions |
| Opposite | nonlinear | Designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree |
| Spanish | lineal | |
| Catalan | lineal | |
| Nouns | linearity | the property of having one dimension |
| Adverbs | linearly | in a linear manner |
| Meaning | Of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension. | |
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| Example | "a linear measurement" | |
| Synonym | one-dimensional | |
| Narrower | collinear | lying on the same line |
| lineal | Arranged in a line | |
| linelike | resembling a line | |
| rectilinear, rectilineal | Characterized by a straight ... / straight line or lines | |
| Opposite | cubic, three-dimensional | Having three dimensions |
| planar, two-dimensional | Involving two dimensions | |
| Spanish | lineal, unidimensional | |
| Catalan | lineal, unidimensional | |
| Meaning | Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input. | |
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| Example | "linear amplifier" | |
| Synonyms | analogue, analog | |
| Category | electronics | The branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices |
| Opposite | digital | Of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits |
| Spanish | analógico | |
| Catalan | analògic | |
| Meaning | (of a leaf shape) long and narrow. | |
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| Synonym | elongate | |
| Broader | simple, unsubdivided | (botany) of leaf shapes |
| Spanish | lineal | |
| Catalan | linear | |
| Meaning | Measured lengthwise. | |
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| Synonym | running | |
| Broader | lengthwise, lengthways | Running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing |
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