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lin·e·ar

(lĭn′ē-ər)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or resembling a line; straight.
2.
a. In, of, describing, described by, or related to a straight line.
b. Having only one dimension.
3. Characterized by, composed of, or emphasizing drawn lines rather than painterly effects.
4. Botany Narrow and elongated with nearly parallel margins: a linear leaf.
[Latin līneāris, from līnea, line; see line1.]
lin′e·ar′i·ty (-âr′ĭ-tē) n.
lin′e·ar·ly adv.
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Noun 1. [画像:linearity - the property of having one dimension]linearity - the property of having one dimension
dimensionality - the spatial property of having dimensions; "all matter has dimensionality"
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