Linear — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪnɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪniə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪniə/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɪnɪɹ/.

Examples

a linear measurement
analogue device
linear amplifier

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

analogue one-dimensional elongate running additive analog

Antonyms

nonlinear cubic digital planar

Parts of Speech

adjective	designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
adjective	of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension “a linear measurement”
adjective	of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input “analogue device”
adjective	(of a leaf shape) long and narrow
adjective	measured lengthwise “cost of lumber per running foot”

Word Forms

linearity	noun	the property of having one dimension
add	verb	determine the sum of

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

linéaire

désignant ou impliquant une équation dont les termes sont du premier degré

🇪🇸Spanish

lineal

designar o involucrar una ecuación cuyos términos son de primer grado

🇮🇹Italian

lineare

che designa o coinvolge un'equazione i cui termini sono di primo grado

🇳🇱Dutch

lineair

het aanduiden of betrekken van een vergelijking waarvan de termen van de eerste graad zijn

🇷🇺Russian

линейный

обозначая или включая уравнение, члены которого имеют первую степень

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रेखीय

किसी ऐसे समीकरण को निर्दिष्ट करना या शामिल करना जिसके पद पहली डिग्री के हों

🇧🇩Bengali

রৈখিক

একটি সমীকরণ নির্ধারণ করা বা জড়িত করা যার শর্তাবলী প্রথম ডিগ্রি

🇮🇳Tamil

நேரியல்

ஒரு சமன்பாட்டை நியமித்தல் அல்லது உள்ளடக்கியது, அதன் விதிமுறைகள் முதல் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

సరళ

మొదటి డిగ్రీని కలిగి ఉన్న ఒక సమీకరణాన్ని నియమించడం లేదా చేర్చడం

🇮🇳Marathi

रेखीय

एक समीकरण नियुक्त करणे किंवा समाविष्ट करणे ज्याच्या अटी प्रथम श्रेणीच्या आहेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેખીય

એવા સમીકરણને નિયુક્ત કરવું અથવા સામેલ કરવું કે જેની શરતો પ્રથમ ડિગ્રીની છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೇಖೀಯ

ಮೊದಲ ದರ್ಜೆಯ ಪದಗಳ ಸಮೀಕರಣವನ್ನು ಗೊತ್ತುಪಡಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಗೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

രേഖീയമായ

ആദ്യ ഡിഗ്രിയിലുള്ള ഒരു സമവാക്യം നിശ്ചയിക്കുകയോ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੇਖਿਕ

ਇੱਕ ਸਮੀਕਰਨ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਿਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

لکیری

ایک مساوات کو نامزد کرنا یا شامل کرنا جس کی شرائط پہلی ڈگری کی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

线性

指定或涉及项为一次的方程

🇯🇵Japanese

リニア

項が 1 次である方程式を指定する、またはそれに関与させること

🇰🇷Korean

선의

항이 1차인 방정식을 지정하거나 관련시키는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tuyến tính

chỉ định hoặc liên quan đến một phương trình có số hạng ở mức độ đầu tiên

🇹🇭Thai

เชิงเส้น

การกำหนดหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับสมการที่มีเงื่อนไขเป็นระดับแรก

🇮🇩Indonesian

linier

menunjuk atau melibatkan persamaan yang suku-sukunya berderajat pertama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خطي

تعيين أو تضمين معادلة شروطها من الدرجة الأولى

🇮🇷Persian

خطی

تعیین یا شامل معادله ای که عبارت های آن درجه یک هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

doğrusal

Terimleri birinci dereceden bir denklemin belirtilmesi veya dahil edilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ליניארי

מציינים או מערבים משוואה שמונחיה הם מהדרגה הראשונה

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The primary meaning of 'linear' is 'designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree'.

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'linear' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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