As an adjective linear
is linear (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial).
As a noun lineation is
lineation.
linear Adjective
( en adjective)
Having the form of a line; straight.
Of or relating to lines.
Made in a step-by-step, logical manner.
(botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
(mathematics) Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form .
(physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
Related terms
* interlineal
* interlinear
* lineal
See also
* quadratic
* cubic
* quartic
* quintic
* linear algebra
* areal
Anagrams
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lineation English
Noun
( en noun)
(geology) A linear feature in rock, often structural
- magnetic lineations
(literature) The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem
*{{quote-book, 2001, Shira Wolosky, The Art of Poetry citation
, passage= Lineation is very much a matter of syntax, organizing the poem's grammar across its lines in ways significant and central to the poem's meaning.}}
Related terms
*lineate
*delineation
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