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linear

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Sequential or having a graph that is a straight line.
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As to the 52-foot linear raters, praised so much by the writer, I am warmed up by his approval of their performances; but, as far as any clear conception goes, the descriptive phrase, so precise to the comprehension of a yachtsman, evokes no definite image in my mind.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
In some instances, to the quick, observant eye, those linear marks, as in a veritable engraving, but afford the ground for far other delineations.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
[1]On Barsoom the AD is the basis of linear measurement.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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