linear
adjective
1 linear
Designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree.
synonym: additive.
Roget 69: continuous, continued; consecutive; progressive, gradual; serial, successive; immediate, unbroken, entire; linear; in a line, in a row etc. ... show more
Roget 166: paternal, parental; maternal; family, ancestral, linear, patriarchal.
Roget 200: long, longsome†; lengthy, wiredrawn†, outstretched; lengthened etc. v.; sesquipedalian etc. (words) 577; interminable, no end of; ... show more
2 linear
Of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having a single dimension:
— A linear measurement.
synonym: one-dimensional.
3 linear
Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input:
— Linear amplifier.
4 linear
of a leaf shape Long and narrow.
synonym: elongate.
5 linear
Measured lengthwise.
synonym: running.
Moby thesaurus: Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, arrowlike, catenary, consecutive, dead straight, direct, even, flat, high-water mark, horizontal, in a line, level, lineal, load waterline, ordinal, progressive, rectilineal, rectilinear, right ... show more.
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