linear
English
Etymology
From Latin līneāris, from līnea (“line”) + -āris (adjectival suffix). Doublet of lineal.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/
Audio (US) (file)
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɪn.i.ə/
Adjective
Previous: | constant |
---|---|
Next: | quadratic |
linear (comparative more linear, superlative most linear)
- Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
- 2019, Li Huang; James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, DOI: , page 4:
- The route taken does not have to be a perfectly straight line, just so long as it is linear and is followed consistently for each transect taken.
-
- Of or relating to lines.
- Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.
- a linear medium
- (botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
- (mathematics) Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form .
- (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
- a linear meter
Antonyms
- nonlinear
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
|
Noun
linear (plural linears)
- (radio slang) Ellipsis of linear amplifier..
Anagrams
- Arline, Erlian, Irelan, Lanier, aliner, enrail, lanier, larine, nailer, renail
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin līneāris.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /li.neˈa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /li.neˈaɾ/
Adjective
linear (masculine and feminine plural linears)
- linear
- Synonym: lineal
Related terms
- línia
Further reading
- “linear” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “linear”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “linear” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “linear” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch lineair (“linear”), from French linéaire, from Latin līneāris.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈnɛar/
- Rhymes: -ar, -r
- Hyphenation: li‧nè‧ar
Adjective
linèar
- alternative spelling of linièr (“linear”)
References
- Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, OCLC 687330964
Further reading
- “linear” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin līneāris.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /li.neˈaʁ/ [li.neˈah]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /li.neˈaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /li.neˈaʁ/ [li.neˈaχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /li.neˈaɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /liˈnjaɾ/
- Hyphenation: li‧ne‧ar
Adjective
linear m or f (plural lineares)
- linear (having the form of a straight line)
- (mathematics) linear (being a first-degree polynomial)
- linear (made in a step-by-step, logical manner)
Related terms
- linha
Further reading
- “linear” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Adjective
linear m or n (feminine singular lineară, masculine plural lineari, feminine and neuter plural lineare)
- Alternative form of liniar
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | linear | lineară | lineari | lineare | ||
definite | linearul | lineara | linearii | linearele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | linear | lineare | lineari | lineare | ||
definite | linearului | linearei | linearilor | linearelor |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lineˈaɾ/ [li.neˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: li‧ne‧ar
Etymology 1
From Latin lineāris.
Adjective
linear (plural lineares)
- (botany) linear
Derived terms
- perspectiva linear
Etymology 2
From Latin lineāre.
Verb
linear (first-person singular present lineo, first-person singular preterite lineé, past participle lineado)
- to line
- to outline, mark out
Conjugation
infinitive | linear | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | lineando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | lineado | lineada | |||||
plural | lineados | lineadas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | lineo | lineastú lineásvos | linea | lineamos | lineáis | linean | |
imperfect | lineaba | lineabas | lineaba | lineábamos | lineabais | lineaban | |
preterite | lineé | lineaste | lineó | lineamos | lineasteis | linearon | |
future | linearé | linearás | lineará | linearemos | linearéis | linearán | |
conditional | linearía | linearías | linearía | linearíamos | linearíais | linearían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | linee | lineestú lineésvos2 | linee | lineemos | lineéis | lineen | |
imperfect (ra) | lineara | linearas | lineara | lineáramos | linearais | linearan | |
imperfect (se) | linease | lineases | linease | lineásemos | lineaseis | lineasen | |
future1 | lineare | lineares | lineare | lineáremos | lineareis | linearen | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | lineatú lineávos | linee | lineemos | linead | lineen | ||
negative | no linees | no linee | no lineemos | no lineéis | no lineen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Derived terms
- lineamiento
Further reading
- “linear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014