collinear

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US/kəˈlɪn.i.ɚ/US/koʊˈlɪn.i.ɚ/

adjective

Lying on the same straight line.

Similar
linearone-dimensional
OriginEnglish linear ← Latin līneāris ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivecollinear (not comparable)

alternative colinear

  1. not comparablegeometryLying on the same straight line.
  2. not comparableCoaxial.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelying on the same line

Similar
linearone-dimensional
Also see
linearone-dimensional

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishcol-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*līnom
  3. Proto-Italic*līnom
  4. Latinlīnum
  5. Latinlīneus
  6. Latinlīnea
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Latinlīneāris
  10. Englishlinear
  11. Englishcollinear

From col- + linear.

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Translations

Czech kolineární
  • kolineárníon the same straight line
French colinéaire
  • colinéaireon the same straight line
German kollinear
  • kollinearon the same straight line
Icelandic samlína, á sömu línu
  • samlínaon the same straight line
  • á sömu línuon the same straight line
  • samásacoaxial
Persian همخط, همخط
  • همخط (hamxat)on the same straight line
  • همخط (hamxat)coaxial
Polish współliniowy
  • współliniowyon the same straight line
Russian коллинеа́рный
  • коллинеа́рный (kollineárnyj)on the same straight line
Swedish kolinjär
  • kolinjäron the same straight line
Tagalog magkaguhit, kaguhit
  • magkaguhiton the same straight line
  • kaguhiton the same straight line
Turkish doğrudaş
  • doğrudaşon the same straight line

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

corallineCorinellaallocrineCollerina
Cite this entry
APA

collinear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collinear

MLA

“collinear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collinear. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collinear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collinear.

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