linear
adjective
uk/ˈlɪn.i.ər/us/ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/linearadjective(LINES)
consisting ofrelatingtolinesorlength:
Linearfeatures, such aswallsandroads, areeasytoseefrom theairbecause theycutacrossnaturalfeatures.
Linearmeasurementsmay be given either inimperialormetricunits, butareaisnormallyquotedinsquaremetres.
a lineardiagram线性图
Patterns and shapes
- amorphous
- arabesque
- argyle
- asymmetrically
- asymmetry
- bossy
- filigree
- fishhook
- flecked
- flowery
- formless
- fretted
- herringbone
- oblong
- shapeless
- shapelessly
- shapelessness
- sigmoid
- snow angel
- swoosh
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Measurements of length & distance
Measurements in general
linearadjective(ORDER)
involvingeventsorthoughtsin which onefollowsanother onedirectly:
Usually,storiesare told in a linear way, fromstarttofinish.
Thesementalexercisesaredesignedtobreaklinearthinkinghabitsandencouragecreativity.设计这些思维训练旨在打破线性思维习惯,激发革新所需的创造思维。
Order and sequence - general words
- alphabetize
- around
- back end
- be a chapter of accidentsidiom
- catalogue
- chapter
- cycle
- inline
- linearity
- linearly
- litany
- merry-go-round
- priority
- procession
- secondly
- sequence
- sequencing
- string
- train
- wave
linearadjective(MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE)
sciencespecialized
involvingasituationin which one thingchangesat the samerateas another, so that therelationshipbetween them does notchange:
Thethroughputremainsconstantand thelatencyshowsa linearincrease.
mathematicsspecialized
A linearequation(=mathematicalstatement)describesasituationin which one thingchangesat the samerateas another, so that therelationshipbetween them does notchange. Linearequationshave theformofstraightlines,ratherthancurves, on agraph:
Theseequationsformastraightlinegraphso they are called linearequations.
Numerical relationships
- absolute maximum
- absolute minimum
- arithmetic progression
- cardinality
- decreasing
- differential
- golden ratio
- intersect
- inverse function
- inverse proportion
- linearly
- percent
- percentage
- proportion
- prorate
- prorated
- quantile
- ratio
- recursion
- trinomial
linearadjective(television)
mediaspecialized
used to refer totraditionaltelevisionin whichprogrammesarebroadcastatparticulartimesonparticularchannelsto ageneralaudience:
LinearTVis thetraditionalwaytelevisionhas beenprovidedtohouseholdsfordecades.
The BBC says thatviewersarewatching44% more linearchannelscomparedwith thistimelastyear.
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streaming
Broadcasting: television
- aerial
- autotune
- best boy
- boob tube
- breakfast television
- broadcast
- footage
- gaffer
- ghost image
- goggle-box
- HD
- plasma screen
- receiver
- set-top box
- shopping channel
- shout-out
- smart TV
- sweep
- the small screen
- zap
linearadjective(EDITING)
media,theatre & filmspecialized
Lineareditingis amethodofeditingvideo,images, oraudio(=sound)filesbyworkingthrough eachpartof afileinorder,ratherthan goingdirectlyto thepartof thefileyouwanttoedit:
conventionallineareditingofvideotape
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Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording
- acquire
- acquisition
- armourer
- audition
- auteur
- canister
- computer-animated
- filmmaker
- filmmaking
- fog machine
- green screen
- helmer
- picturize
- produce
- recut
- reshoot
- restage
- run throughsomething
- setting
- special effect