linear
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linear
1. designating a style in the arts, esp painting, that obtains its effects through line rather than colour or light and in which the edges of forms and planes are sharply defined
2. Maths of or relating to the first degree
3. Electronics
a. (of a circuit, etc.) having an output that is directly proportional to input
b. having components arranged in a line
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Linear
Forms that describe a line, are related to a line, or are defined by being arranged in a line.
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linear
[′lin·ē·ər] (control systems)
Having an output that varies in direct proportion to the input.
(geology)
(science and technology)
Of or relating to a line.
Having a single dimension.
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