Linear

Quick meaning: Linear is an adjective meaning Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.

Meaning

Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.

More Meanings

1. Of or relating to lines.
2. Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.
3. (botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
4. (mathematics) (of polynomials or polynomial equations)
5. (mathematics) (of functions or maps)
6. (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
7. (media, of video and audio) Delivered or delivering on a fixed schedule, as opposed to on-demand.

Example Sentences

a linear meter

a linear medium

Linear television is dead or, at least, declining.

linear TV, linear content, linear video, linear radio

Word Forms

• linears

Synonyms for linear

Depending on context, synonyms include linelike, lineal, broadcast, simple, analog, running.

Antonyms for linear

Common opposites include nonlinear, streaming, non-linear, planar, digital, cubic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include collinear, rectilineal, rectilinear, linelike, bilinear, additive.

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