linear
Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
Adjective 4 meanings
Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
Of or relating to lines.
Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.
“a linear medium”
Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin līneāris, from līnea (“line”) + -āris (adjectival suffix), equivalent to line + -ar. Doublet of lineal.
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LINEAR at a glance
LINEAR has 6 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1 + A 1 + R 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,797 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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