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linearSequential or having a graph that is a straight line. linear 1. designating a style in the arts, esp painting, that obtains its effects through line rather than colour or light and in which the edges of forms and planes are sharply defined 2. Maths of or relating to the first degree 3. Electronics a. (of a circuit, etc.) having an output that is directly proportional to input b. having components arranged in a line linear [′lin·ē·ər] (control systems) Having an output that varies in direct proportion to the input. (geology) (science and technology) Of or relating to a line. Having a single dimension. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. In some instances, to the quick, observant eye, those linear marks, as in a veritable engraving, but afford the ground for far other delineations. [1]On Barsoom the AD is the basis of linear measurement. |
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