how to pronounce linear

/ˈlɪniːɚ/

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linear is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of linear in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in a linear fashion you know we think …”

meanings of linear

adjective:

Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
Of or relating to lines.
Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.
Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form y = ax + b .
A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).

name:

A comet, cataloged as “C/1999 S4", discovered on September 27, 1999, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program in New Mexico. (See [https://web.archive.org/web/20051220100856/http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/comets/linear.html]) Sometimes spelled LINEAR.
Initialism of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program.

linear frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word linear occurs in english on average 4.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics linear can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that linear can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;