arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line 摆成直线的,沿直线的;线形的,线性的 linear arrangements. 线形布局。 linear in shape. 呈线形的。 linear movement. 线性运动。 ■consisting of or predominantly formed using lines or outlines 线构成的 simple linear designs. 简单的线形设计。 ■involving one dimension only 线的,一维的 linear elasticity. 一维弹性。 ■(Mathematics)able to be represented by a straight line on a graph; involving or exhibiting directly proportional change in two related quantities (数)直线的,线性的 linear functions. 线性作用。 linear relationship. 线性关系。
progressing from one stage to another in a single series of steps; sequential 连续的,顺序的 a linear narrative. 平铺直叙的故事。
派生 linearity noun linearly adverb 语源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin linearis, from linea 'a line' (see line)