linearly
/lˈɪniɚli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a straight line.
adv
In the manner of a linear function.
adv
Forward or backward, as opposed to laterally or diagonally.
Example Sentences
- "The effect related linearly to the amount of causative agent added."
- "Furthermore, the multipreconditioned search space is shown to grow only linearly with the number of preconditioners."
Etymology
Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English linearly From linear + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more linearly (comparative)
most linearly (superlative)