nonlinear
adjective
(alsonon-linear)uk/ˌnɒnˈlɪn.i.ər/us/ˌnɑːnˈlɪn.i.ɚ/nonlinearadjective(LINES)
not consisting of orrelatingtolines:
Hisgallerieshave a nonlineararrangement, andpaintingsarehungat differentheightsalong theslopedwalls.
Theobjectfollowsa non-lineartrajectory.
- Theyaddedpowerbandsalong thearmsandshoulderstoenhanceforwardarmswingandminimizenon-linearmotion.
Patterns and shapes
- amorphous
- arabesque
- argyle
- asymmetrically
- asymmetry
- bossy
- cutout
- filigree
- fishhook
- flecked
- flowery
- formless
- fretted
- herringbone
- oblong
- shapelessly
- shapelessness
- sigmoid
- snow angel
- speckled
nonlinearadjective(ORDER)
involvingeventsorthoughtsin which one does notfollowanother onedirectly:
Manyfilmsincorporatenonlinear storytelling.
Non-linearthinkingisincreasinglyvaluedbycorporations.
- He says that usingverseallowsfor non-linearjumpsinplot.
- Learningnaturallydevelopsin non-linear,branchingways.
Order and sequence - general words
- alphabetize
- around
- back end
- be a chapter of accidentsidiom
- catalogue
- chapter
- cycle
- inline
- linearity
- linearly
- litany
- merry-go-round
- procession
- secondly
- sequence
- sequencing
- sequent
- string
- train
- wave
nonlinearadjective(MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE)
sciencespecialized
involvingasituationin which one thing does notchangeat the samerateas another, so that therelationshipbetween themchanges:
A nonlinearrelationshipwasobservedbetween thechangesin theglucoseandsodiumconcentrations.
mathematicsspecialized
A nonlinearequation(=mathematicalstatement)describesasituationin which one thing does notchangeat the samerateas another, so that therelationshipbetween themchanges. Nonlinearequationshave theformofcurves,ratherthanstraightlines, on agraph:
A nonlinearequationdescribesaprocessin whichconsequencesare notproportionaltocauses.
- It is afundamentalcharacteristicof non-linearsystemsthatsmallvariationsinstartingconditionshavedisproportionateeffectson theoutcomeovertime.
Numerical relationships
- absolute maximum
- absolute minimum
- arithmetic progression
- cardinality
- decreasing
- differential
- disproportionate
- golden ratio
- intersect
- inverse function
- inverse proportion
- linear
- linearly
- percent
- percentage
- prorated
- quantile
- ratio
- recursion
- trinomial
nonlinearadjective(EDITING)
media,theatre & filmspecialized
Nonlineareditingis amethodofeditingvideo,images, oraudio(=sound)filesby goingdirectlyto thepartof thefileyouwanttoedit,ratherthenworkingthrough eachpartof thefileinorder:
Nonlineareditinginvolvesthemanipulationofdigitizedvideo.
Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording
- acquire
- acquisition
- armourer
- auteur
- canister
- computer-animated
- filmmaker
- filmmaking
- fog machine
- green screen
- helmer
- linear
- produce
- recut
- reshoot
- restage
- run throughsomething
- screen test
- setting
- special effect