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Synonyms for linear
ˈlɪn i ərlin·ear
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
linear
Synonyms:
direct, straight, rectilinearAntonyms:
incurved, divergent, collateral, lateral, curvilinear, zigzag
Princeton's WordNet
linear, additiveadjective
designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
Synonyms:
analogue, elongate, analog, additive, running(a), one-dimensionalAntonyms:
brick-shaped, nonlinear, cubic, boxlike, placoid, platelike, cubical, cuboid, two-dimensional, boxy, three-dimensional, flat, coplanar, box-shaped, planar, cubiform, tabular, compound, cuboidal, cubelike, cube-shaped, isometric, blocky, crosswise, blockish, planate, flattened, solidlinear, one-dimensionaladjective
of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension
"a linear measurement"
Synonyms:
analogue, unidimensional, running(a), additive, elongate, analog, one-dimensionalAntonyms:
planate, tabular, cuboidal, blocky, placoid, three-dimensional, isometric, crosswise, blockish, boxlike, flattened, box-shaped, flat, boxy, platelike, brick-shaped, cubical, planar, cube-shaped, nonlinear, cubiform, cuboid, compound, two-dimensional, cubelike, cubic, coplanar, solidanalogue, analog, linearadjective
of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
"analogue device"; "linear amplifier"
Synonyms:
analogue, elongate, additive, running(a), analog, one-dimensionalAntonyms:
cuboid, coplanar, crosswise, cubic, cubelike, placoid, cube-shaped, tabular, planar, nonlinear, blockish, brick-shaped, two-dimensional, flattened, platelike, flat, box-shaped, boxlike, solid, planate, isometric, boxy, three-dimensional, compound, cubiform, blocky, cubical, cuboidallinear, elongateadjective
(of a leaf shape) long and narrow
Synonyms:
analogue, running(a), elongated, additive, elongate, analog, one-dimensionalAntonyms:
box-shaped, nonlinear, flattened, planate, platelike, cubical, cuboid, cubiform, flat, placoid, cubic, coplanar, cuboidal, boxy, isometric, solid, cube-shaped, planar, two-dimensional, cubelike, crosswise, tabular, three-dimensional, brick-shaped, boxlike, blockish, blocky, compoundlinear, running(a)adjective
measured lengthwise
"cost of lumber per running foot"
Antonyms:
blockish, cuboid, cubelike, compound, cubical, cuboidal, three-dimensional, planar, box-shaped, coplanar, flat, solid, flattened, isometric, placoid, brick-shaped, cubiform, boxy, platelike, blocky, cube-shaped, planate, crosswise, nonlinear, two-dimensional, tabular, boxlike, cubic
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
linearadjective
Synonyms:
lineal, in the direction of a line
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "linear":
straight-line, across-the-board, lineal, nonlinear, non-linear
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How to use linear in a sentence?
My dad invited Rudy Kalman to give a lecture at Ames, and when he did, Dad had an epiphany, rudy Kalman had written a paper about a theoretical' linear' solution to estimating a vehicle's location and speed. The problem was that this was a fundamentally' nonlinear' problem ; that's like the difference in complexity between floating down a lazy river and going over a waterfall, where your motion becomes chaotic and unpredictable. My dad then developed the equations for how to solve this nonlinear problem -- a major extension of Kalman's work.
Our progress will not always be linear, and we should expect setbacks and surprises.
Traditionally, we've thought of our evolution in a linear manner, but they must have overlapped for at least 100,000 years. This changes their relationship. How did a new species appear when parent species was there ?
It also reinforces the linear relationship between drinking alcohol and cancer risk : The more you drink, the higher the risk, alcohol is estimated to be the third-largest modifiable risk factor for cancer, responsible for 5.6 % of cancers.
It's a premium service like HBO Max on top of free ad-supported platforms like Pluto TV, on top of licensing shows to other players in the streaming and linear space, and it's in conjunction with theatrical releases -- not a total replacement of it.
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- lineêrAfrikaans
- خطيArabic
- lineárníCzech
- lineærDanish
- linearGerman
- γραμμικόςGreek
- unidimensional, linealSpanish
- johdonmukainen, tasasoukka, lineaarinen, suoraviivainenFinnish
- linéaireFrench
- lineareItalian
- linear, kegarisan, kegarisanan, garisan, garisMalay
- lineærNorwegian
- liniowyPolish
- последовательный, линейныйRussian
- lineär, linjärSwedish
- ரோவாகும்Tamil
- సరళTelugu
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