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trilinear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
tri-lin-ear
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having, or bounded by, three lines.

adj

Linear (preserving linear combinations) in each variable.

noun

A triple (x, y, z) of the algebraic distances of a point to each side of a surrounding triangle

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- 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 trilinear From tri- + linear.

Inflected Forms

trilinears (plural)

Derived Forms

trilinearity

Phrases

trilinear coordinate trilinear filtering trilinear interpolation trilinear line trilinear polar trilinear polarity trilinear vertex matrix

Synonyms

trilineate trilineated

Questions

What does trilinear mean?
Having, or bounded by, three lines.
Where does trilinear come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- 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 trilinear From tri- + linear.

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