linearly

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adverb

In a linear manner.

“The effect related linearly to the amount of causative agent added.”

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

adverblinearly (comparative more linearly, superlative most linearly)

comparative more linearly · superlative most linearly

  1. In a linear manner.
  2. In a straight line.
  3. In the manner of a linear function.

    The effect related linearly to the amount of causative agent added.

    1 more example

    Furthermore, the multipreconditioned search space is shown to grow only linearly with the number of preconditioners.

    2016, Tania Bakhos, Peter Kitanidis, Scott Ladenheim, Arvind K. Saibaba, Daniel Szyld, “Multipreconditioned GMRES for Shifted Systems”, in arXiv
  4. danceForward or backward, as opposed to laterally or diagonally.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a linear manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*līnom
  2. Proto-Italic*līnom
  3. Latinlīnum
  4. Latinlīneus
  5. Latinlīnea
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Latinlīneāris
  9. Englishlinear
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. Englishlinearly

From linear + -ly.

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Translations

French linéairement
  • linéairementin a linear manner
Russian линейно
  • линейно (linejno)in a linear manner
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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