different between lineal vs linear

English

Etymology

From Old French lineal, from Latin l?ne?lis, from l?nea (“a line”); see line. Doublet of linear.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?l?ni.?l/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?l?ni??l/

Adjective

lineal (not comparable)

1. (family) Having an ancestral relationship to mothers, fathers, grandparents, (etc.) and having a descendant relationship to sons, daughters, grandchildren (etc.), exclusive of collateral siblings.

   • the prime and ancient right of lineal succession

2. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).
   • 1693, John Dryden, a poem included in William Congreve's play The Double Dealer

     for only you are lineal to the throne

3. Composed of lines; delineated.

   lineal designs

4. In the direction of a line; of a line; of or relating to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear.

   lineal magnitude

Antonyms

• collateral

Coordinate terms

• (of a line): areal, spacial, spatial

Derived terms

• matrilineal
• patrilineal
• polylineal

Related terms

• line
• linear
• lineage

Further reading

• lineal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• lineal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• lienal, nillae

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?lis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

lineal (masculine and feminine plural lineals)

1. linear

   Synonym: linear

Derived terms

• linealitat
• linealment

Further reading

• “lineal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “lineal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “lineal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “lineal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?lis.

Adjective

lineal m or f (plural lineais)

1. linear

   Synonym: linear

Derived terms

• linealidade

Related terms

• liña

Further reading

• “lineal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?lis.

Adjective

lineal m or f (plural lineais, comparable)

1. linear

   Synonym: linear

Further reading

• “lineal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?lis.

Adjective

lineal (plural lineales)

1. linear

   Synonym: linear

Derived terms

• álgebra lineal
• combinación lineal
• independencia lineal
• transformación lineal
• linealidad
• linealmente

Related terms

• línea

Further reading

• “lineal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?ris, from l?nea (“line”) + -?ris (adjectival suffix). Doublet of lineal.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?l?n.i.?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?l?n.i.?/

Adjective

linear (comparative more linear, superlative most linear)

1. Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
2. Of or relating to lines.
3. Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.

4. (botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
5. (mathematics) Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form ${\displaystyle y=ax+b}$.
6. (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).

Antonyms

• nonlinear

Coordinate terms

• (pertaining to length): areal, spacial, spatial
• (one-dimensional unit): cubic, square

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Arline, Erlian, Irelan, Lanier, aliner, enrail, lanier, larine, nailer, renail

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?ris.

Adjective

linear (masculine and feminine plural linears)

1. linear

   Synonym: lineal

Related terms

• línia

Further reading

• “linear” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “linear” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “linear” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “linear” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?ris.

Adjective

linear m or f (plural lineares, comparable)

1. linear (having the form of a straight line)
2. (mathematics) linear (being a first-degree polynomial)
3. linear (made in a step-by-step, logical manner)

Related terms

• linha

Further reading

• “linear” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Adjective

linear m or n (feminine singular linear?, masculine plural lineari, feminine and neuter plural lineare)

1. Alternative form of liniar

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /line?a?/, [li.ne?a?]

Etymology 1

From Latin line?ris.

Adjective

linear (plural lineares)

1. (botany) linear

Derived terms

• perspectiva linear

Etymology 2

From Latin line?re.

Verb

linear (first-person singular present lineo, first-person singular preterite lineé, past participle lineado)

1. to line
2. to outline, mark out

Conjugation