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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or similar to a line; straight.
The fence poles were in a linear arrangement.- synonyms:
- straight
- similar words:
- even, level
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| definition 2: |
placed, ordered, or described in a straight line.
The book gives a linear account of the events that happened.- synonyms:
- straight
- similar words:
- direct, even, straightforward
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| definition 3: |
measured in one dimension; relating to length.
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| definition 4: |
composed of, represented by, or emphasizing lines.
a linear figure- similar words:
- outlined, skeletal, sketched
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| definition 5: |
in mathematics, graphically represented as a straight line, as a function or an equation.
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| definition 6: |
long and narrow, as an elongated leaf.
- similar words:
- elongated
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| related words: |
even, straightforward |
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| derivations: |
linearly (adv.), linearity (n.) |
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