linear

US: /ˈɫɪniɝ/
UK: /lˈɪni‍ə/


English Vietnamese dictionary


linear /'liniə/
  • tính từ
    • (thuộc) nét kẻ, thuộc đường kẻ, (thuộc) đường vạch
    • dài, hẹp và đều nét (như một đường kẻ)
    • (toán học) tuyến
      • linear equation: phương trình tuyến
      • linear algebra: đại số tuyến

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
1 of or in lines: In his art he broke the laws of scientific linear perspective.
2 going from one thing to another in a single series of stages: Students do not always progress in a linear fashion. + The author abandons the conventions of linear narrative and normal chronology.
Antonym: NON-LINEAR
3 of length: linear measurement (= for example metres, feet, etc.)
linearity noun [U]: She abandoned the linearity of the conventional novel.
linearly adverb

Concise English dictionary


'lɪnɪə(r)
adj.
+designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
+of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension
+of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
+of a leaf shape; long and narrow
+measured lengthwise