LINEAR
Dictionary entry overview: What does linear mean?
• LINEAR (adjective)
The adjective LINEAR has 5 senses:
1. designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
2. of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension
3. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
4. of a leaf shape; long and narrow
5. measured lengthwise
Familiarity information: LINEAR used as an adjective is common.
Dictionary entry details
• LINEAR (adjective)
Meaning:
Designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
Synonyms:
linear; additive
Similar:
bilinear (linear with respect to each of two variables or positions)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Antonym:
nonlinear (designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree)
Meaning:
Of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension
Synonyms:
linear; one-dimensional
Context example:
a linear measurement
Similar:
collinear (lying on the same line)
lineal (arranged in a line)
linelike (resembling a line)
rectilineal; rectilinear (characterized by a straight line or lines)
Antonym:
cubic (having three dimensions)
planar (involving two dimensions)
Meaning:
Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
Synonyms:
analog; analogue; linear
Context examples:
analogue device / linear amplifier
Domain category:
electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
Meaning:
Of a leaf shape; long and narrow
Synonyms:
elongate; linear
Similar:
simple; unsubdivided ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions)
Meaning:
Measured lengthwise
Synonyms:
linear; running
Context example:
cost of lumber per running foot
Similar:
lengthways; lengthwise (running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing)
