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Linen vs Linear - What's the difference?

linen | linear |

As a noun linen

is (lb) thread or cloth made from flax fiber.

As an adjective linear is

linear (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial).

linen

English

(wikipedia linen)

Noun

  • (lb) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
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  • (lb) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, under clothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
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  • A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
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  • Derived terms

    * bedlinen * dirty linen * fair linen * linenless * linens * linen basket * linen closet * linen draper * linen paper * underlinen * linoleum

    See also

    * fustian * lingerie * muslin * flaxen *

    linear

    English

    (wikipedia 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 y = ax + b .
  • (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
  • See also

    * quadratic * cubic * quartic * quintic * linear algebra * areal

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