Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collinear

/kəˈlɪn.i.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: collinear
IPA: /kəˈlɪn.i.ɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lying on the same straight line.

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree English col- Proto-Indo-European *līnomder. Proto-Italic *līnom Latin līnum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin līneus Latin līnea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin līneārisbor. English linear English collinear From col- + linear.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈlɪn.i.ɚ/

Inflected Forms

colinear (alternative)

Derived Forms

acollinear bicollinear collinearity collinearly multicollinear noncollinear

Phrases

collinear hoe

Frequently Paired Words

cocircular coincident coplanar

Questions

How do you pronounce collinear?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlɪn.i.ɚ/.
What does collinear mean?: Lying on the same straight line.
Where does collinear come from?: Etymology tree English col- Proto-Indo-European *līnomder. Proto-Italic *līnom Latin līnum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin līneus Latin līnea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin līneārisbor. English linear English collinear From col- + linear.

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