Synonyms for linear
ˈlɪn i ərlin·ear

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1. linear

   Synonyms:
   direct, straight, rectilinear

   Antonyms:
   incurved, divergent, collateral, lateral, curvilinear, zigzag

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1. linear, additiveadjective

   designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree

   Synonyms:
   analogue, elongate, analog, additive, running(a), one-dimensional

   Antonyms:
   brick-shaped, nonlinear, cubic, boxlike, placoid, platelike, cubical, cuboid, two-dimensional, boxy, three-dimensional, flat, coplanar, box-shaped, planar, cubiform, tabular, compound, cuboidal, cubelike, cube-shaped, isometric, blocky, crosswise, blockish, planate, flattened, solid

2. linear, one-dimensionaladjective

   of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension

   "a linear measurement"

   Synonyms:
   analogue, unidimensional, running(a), additive, elongate, analog, one-dimensional

   Antonyms:
   planate, tabular, cuboidal, blocky, placoid, three-dimensional, isometric, crosswise, blockish, boxlike, flattened, box-shaped, flat, boxy, platelike, brick-shaped, cubical, planar, cube-shaped, nonlinear, cubiform, cuboid, compound, two-dimensional, cubelike, cubic, coplanar, solid

3. analogue, analog, linearadjective

   of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input

   "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"

   Synonyms:
   analogue, elongate, additive, running(a), analog, one-dimensional

   Antonyms:
   cuboid, coplanar, crosswise, cubic, cubelike, placoid, cube-shaped, tabular, planar, nonlinear, blockish, brick-shaped, two-dimensional, flattened, platelike, flat, box-shaped, boxlike, solid, planate, isometric, boxy, three-dimensional, compound, cubiform, blocky, cubical, cuboidal

4. linear, elongateadjective

   (of a leaf shape) long and narrow

   Synonyms:
   analogue, running(a), elongated, additive, elongate, analog, one-dimensional

   Antonyms:
   box-shaped, nonlinear, flattened, planate, platelike, cubical, cuboid, cubiform, flat, placoid, cubic, coplanar, cuboidal, boxy, isometric, solid, cube-shaped, planar, two-dimensional, cubelike, crosswise, tabular, three-dimensional, brick-shaped, boxlike, blockish, blocky, compound

5. linear, running(a)adjective

   measured lengthwise

   "cost of lumber per running foot"

   Antonyms:
   blockish, cuboid, cubelike, compound, cubical, cuboidal, three-dimensional, planar, box-shaped, coplanar, flat, solid, flattened, isometric, placoid, brick-shaped, cubiform, boxy, platelike, blocky, cube-shaped, planate, crosswise, nonlinear, two-dimensional, tabular, boxlike, cubic

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1. • Electronics
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1. linearadjective

   Synonyms:
   lineal, in the direction of a line

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1. List of paraphrases for "linear":

   straight-line, across-the-board, lineal, nonlinear, non-linear

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1. Rob Holmes:

   The long-term trajectory of connected TV is very strong, if anything, all of this time at home streaming is only going to accelerate that trend, and to be a place where advertisers can reach those audiences that are leaving linear television and becoming streaming only, or streaming dominant, is a great opportunity long term.

2. Greg Schmidt:

   My dad invited Rudy Kalman to give a lecture at Ames, and when he did, Dad had an epiphany, rudy Kalman had written a paper about a theoretical' linear' solution to estimating a vehicle's location and speed. The problem was that this was a fundamentally' nonlinear' problem ; that's like the difference in complexity between floating down a lazy river and going over a waterfall, where your motion becomes chaotic and unpredictable. My dad then developed the equations for how to solve this nonlinear problem -- a major extension of Kalman's work.

3. Stephen Namara:

   In 1994, Signe Mayfield said in The Palo Alto Cultural Center: "A more contained approach to the figure is seen in the lyrical drawing Bend, 1991, by Stephen Namara. In contrast to Neri's expressionistic forms, Namara has depicted the calisthenic stance of the figure in a pure, linear arabesque. An ambient, white light heightens the seductive beauty of the drawing. Its resonance comes from its capacity to act as both an abstract calligraph and Lyrical representation".

4. Valerie Fox:

   We're seeing an evolution in the ancient lake environment recorded in these rocks, it wasn't just a static lake. It's helping us move from a simplistic view of Mars going from wet to dry. Instead of a linear process, the history of water was more complicated.

5. Justin Hochberg:

   We're not producing this for linear broadcast, we're building this thing for digital distribution, for interactivity, and for moments in show which are built like little clips that will channel through social media.