linear
adjective
1. designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
Similar word(s): bilinear, additive
2. of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having a single dimension
- a linear measurement
Similar word(s): collinear, lineal, linelike, rectilineal, rectilinear
3. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
- linear amplifier
Similar word(s): analog, analogue
4. (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
Similar word(s): simple, unsubdivided, elongate
5. measured lengthwise
Similar word(s): lengthways, lengthwise, running
Sentences with linear as an adjective:
- a linear meter