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Collinear vs Aligned - What's the difference?

collinear | aligned |

As adjectives the difference between collinear and aligned

is that collinear is lying on the same straight line while aligned is referring to something that has an alignment with something else.

As a verb aligned is

(align).

collinear

English

Adjective

(-)
  • lying on the same straight line
  • coaxial
  • Derived terms

    * collinearity * collinearly

    See also

    * coplanar

    Anagrams

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    aligned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (align)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • referring to something that has an alignment with something else
  • allied
  • Anagrams

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