linear
pronunciation
How to pronounce linear in British English:
UK [ˈlɪniə(r)]
How to pronounce linear in American English:
US [ˈlɪniər]
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- Adjective:
- designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
- of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension
- of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
- of a leaf shape; long and narrow
- measured lengthwise
Word Origin
- linear (adj.)
- 1640s, from French linéaire, from Latin linearis "belonging to a line," from linea "string, line" (see line (n.)). Essentially the same word as lineal; "in Latin linearis the original suffix -alis was dissimilated to -aris, but in Late Latin this rule was no longer productive and the formation or re-formation in -alis remained unchanged." [Barnhart]. Linear A and Linear B (1902-3) were names given to two related forms of linear Minoan writing discovered 1894-1901 in Crete by Sir Arthur Evans.
Example
- 1. The most common linear data structure used is the list .
- 2. But the main problem is the linear design .
- 3. Research suggests that people are far more empathic when stories are told in a linear way , without quick shot-to-shot edits .
- 4. As you can see this is a linear thinking process .
- 5. In general , all linear data structures look like the list .