English Dictionary

linear

/ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/

adj

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.

The graph shows a linear relationship between the two variables.

意味（1）

Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.

The route taken does not have to be a perfectly straight line, just so long as it is linear and is followed consistently for each transect taken.

意味（2）

Of or relating to lines.

意味（3）

Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.

a linear medium

意味（4）

(botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.

意味（5）

(mathematics) Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form y=ax+b.

意味（6）

(physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).

a linear meter