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LINEAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
Example:
linear amplifier
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Domain category:
electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having a single dimension
Example:
a linear measurement
Synonyms:
linear; one-dimensional
Classified under:
Similar:
collinear (lying on the same line)
lineal (arranged in a line)
linelike (resembling a line)
rectilineal; rectilinear (characterized by a straight line or lines)
Antonym:
cubic (having the shape of a cube; having three dimensions)
planar (involving or having two dimensions)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
Synonyms:
additive; linear
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
bilinear (linear with respect to each of two variables or positions)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Antonym:
nonlinear (designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree)
Derivation:
linearity (the property of having one dimension)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Measured lengthwise
Example:
cost of lumber per running foot
Synonyms:
linear; running
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
lengthways; lengthwise (running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(of a leaf shape) long and narrow
Synonyms:
elongate; linear
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
simple; unsubdivided ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions)
Context examples:
The genome is composed of three linear, segmented single-strands of negative sense RNA.
(Orthobunyavirus, NCI Thesaurus)
A highly modified, fourth generation linear decapeptide with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH or LHRH) antagonizing properties.
(Ozarelix, NCI Thesaurus)
Type of substance that may be described as a linear sequence of nucleosides typically linked through phosphate esters.
(Nucleic Acids, NCI Thesaurus)
A pattern recognition alogrithm that identifies patterns that together explain the data as a linear combination of expression signatures.
(Non-negative Matrix Factorization, NCI Thesaurus)
A traditional unit of linear measurement equal to one-thousandth of an inch.
(Milli-Inch, NCI Thesaurus)
A computer algorithm to solve non-linear optimization problems.
(Neural Network, NCI Thesaurus)
A polysaccharide consisting of linear beta-(1,4)-linked glycolpyranoside units.
(Cellulose, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A family of enveloped viruses with a genome consisting of a single molecule of linear positive-sense single-stranded RNA.
(Flaviviridae, NCI Thesaurus)
The genome is composed of a linear, non-segmented single-strand of positive sense RNA.
(Astroviridae, NCI Thesaurus)
Specifically, the study explored linear features — the chains of pits and small, secondary craters common on Ceres.
(Dawn Explores Ceres' Interior Evolution, NASA)
