linear

linear is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.
2. adjective. Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf.
3. adjective. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input

   "analogue device"

   "linear amplifier"

   Synonyms: analog, analogue

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

   "a linear measurement"

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

   Synonyms: additive

6. adjective. measured lengthwise

   "cost of lumber per running foot"

   Synonyms: running

7. adjective. (of a leaf shape) long and narrow

   Synonyms: elongate

Synonyms

analog, analogue, additive, running, elongate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in linear:

aliner, arline, enrail, lainer, lanier, larine, nailer, renail

Common word forms

linearly, linearise, linearity, linearize

Words from these letters

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