French Conversation · Level 8
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French word
linéaire
Pronunciation
IPA/lineɛʁ/
Meaning
- adjectivelinear
Example
Le tracé est linéaire.
The line is linear.
More examples
Son discours reste linéaire et facile à suivre.
His discourse remains linear and easy to follow.
Core concept
A straight path with points aligned along it, extending to a graph that changes at a constant rate.
Common phrases
discours linéaire
linear discourse
style linéaire
linear style
Similar words
droit: Having no curve, bend, or twist.
aligné: Precisely lined up in the same direction or row.
Definition in French
Qui se rapporte à une ligne, soit par la forme (aligné, rectiligne), soit par une dépendance mathématique de premier degré entre quantités.
Word origin
Linéaire comes from Latin linea, meaning 'line', through the Latin adjective linearis, and retains the sense of relating to a line.
Usage tips
- Linéaire has the same form in masculine and feminine singular; only the plural adds -s: un tracé linéaire, une relation linéaire, des modèles linéaires.
Opposites
- courbecurvedadjective
- irrégulierirregularadjective
Related words
- linéairementlinearlyadverb