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English words: linaloe to linear order

300 English words, part 44 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 16 have a page of their own.

English words linaloe to linear order

  1. linaloe noun: Alternative form of lignaloe.
  2. linalol noun: Dated form of linalool.
  3. linalool noun /lɪˈnæləʊɒl/: A monoterpene alcohol found in many essential oils.
  4. linalyl noun: The univalent radical derived from linalool.
  5. linalyl acetate noun: The acetate ester of linalool; a phytochemical found in many flowers and spice plants, and one of the principal components of the essential oils of bergamot...
  6. linalyl isobutyrate noun: 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-3-yl isobutrate; a flavouring agent that is liquid, slightly yellow and has a fruity odour.
  7. linamarase noun: beta-D-glucosidase, an enzyme found in many plants including cassava and the butter bean; an enzyme which breaks down linamarin and produces cyanohydrines...
  8. linamarin noun: A cyanogenic glucoside found in the leaves and roots of plants such as cassava, lima beans, and flax, capable of decomposing to toxic hydrogen cyanide in...
  9. linament noun: Lint (fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth, used for dressing wounds), especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
  10. Linares proper noun /lɪˈnɑːɹɛs/: A city in Spain.
  11. linaria noun /ˌlaɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/: Any plant of the genus Linaria (as the toadflax)
  12. linaridin noun: Any of a group of linear dehydrated peptides
  13. linarin noun: A flavonoid glycoside,...
  14. linarite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.
  15. Linburg-Comstock syndrome noun: Synonym of Linburg-Comstock variation.
  16. Linburg-Comstock variation noun: An occasional tendinous connection between the flexor pollicis longus and the flexor digitorum profundus of the index finger and/or middle finger, found in...
  17. Linc noun: A Lincoln cent.
  18. Lince proper noun: A surname.
  19. Lincean adjective: Of or relating to the Accademia dei Lincei, or Lincean Academy, a science academy in Rome, Italy.
  20. Lincecum proper noun: A surname.
  21. linch noun /lɪnt͡ʃ/: A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.
  22. linchet noun: Alternative form of lynchet.
  23. linchi noun: The edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)
  24. linchpin noun, verb /ˈlɪnt͡ʃˌpɪn/: A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.
  25. Linck proper noun: A surname.
  26. linckoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
  27. Lincoln noun /ˈlɪŋ.kən/: A brand of American automobile.
  28. Lincoln biscuit noun: A circular biscuit of the shortcake variety, often decorated on one side with a series of raised dots.
  29. Lincoln dinner noun: Synonym of Lincoln-Reagan dinner.
  30. Lincoln green adjective, noun: A bright green colour.
  31. Lincoln-like adjective: Resembling or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln.
  32. Lincoln Logs noun: A construction toy consisting of miniature, notched logs from which log cabins and similar buildings may be made.
  33. Lincoln-Reagan dinner noun: An annual dinner arranged for fundraising purposes by Republican Party organizations in the United States.
  34. Lincoln Red noun: A British breed of red-coated beef cattle originating in Lincolnshire.
  35. Lincoln's sparrow noun: Melospiza lincolnii, a small sparrow native to North America.
  36. Lincolnalia noun /lɪŋkəˈneɪli.ə/: Objects, materials, or documents relating to Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th president of the United States.
  37. lincolnensis noun: A bacterium of the species Streptomyces lincolnensis.
  38. Lincolnesque adjective: Suggestive of Abraham Lincoln.
  39. Lincolnian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th president of the United States.
  40. Lincolniana noun: Objects, materials, or documents relating to Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th president of the United States.
  41. lincolnite noun: A supporter of Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), his policies, or Northern interests during the American Civil War.
  42. Lincolnlike adjective: rare spelling of Lincoln-like
  43. Lincolnomics noun: Economic policies associated with the administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861–1865.
  44. Lincolnshire proper noun /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə/: A county of eastern England bordered by South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire,...
  45. Lincolnshire sausage noun: A distinctive English pork sausage originating in Lincolnshire, seasoned with herbs (especially sage) and having an open, chunky texture from the pork being...
  46. Lincolnshire spinach noun: Synonym of Good King Henry.
  47. Lincolnton proper noun: A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Georgia, United States.
  48. Lincolnville proper noun: A community in Guysborough municipality, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
  49. lincomycin noun: A lincosamide antibiotic derived from Streptomyces lincolnensis.
  50. lincosamide noun: Any of a class of antibiotics including lincomycin and clindamycin.
  51. lincRNA noun: long intergenic non-coding RNA
  52. Lincroft proper noun: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
  53. lincrusta noun: Alternative spelling of Lincrusta.
  54. Lincrusta-Walton noun: Synonym of Lincrusta.
  55. lincture noun /ˈlɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/: A linctus.
  56. linctus noun /ˈlɪŋk.təs/: Any syrupy medication; especially a remedy for coughs.
  57. lind noun /lɪnd/: The lime tree, or linden tree.
  58. Linda proper noun /ˈlɪndə/: A female given name from the Germanic languages.
  59. lindackerite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.
  60. Lindahl proper noun: A surname.
  61. Lindal proper noun /ˈlɪndəl/: Synonym of Lindal-in-Furness: a village in Lindal and Marton parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Barrow-in-Furness borough (OS...
  62. Lindale proper noun: A village in Cumbria, England.
  63. lindane noun: The organochlorine insecticide 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane
  64. Lindau proper noun: A town and rural district of the Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany, on Lake Constance.
  65. Lindauer proper noun: A surname.
  66. Lindberg proper noun /ˈlɪnd.bɜɹɡ/: A surname from Swedish.
  67. Lindbergh proper noun: A surname.
  68. Lindberghian adjective: Of or pertaining to Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974), American aviator who was the first pilot to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean.
  69. lindbergite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sodium.
  70. Lindblad proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
  71. Lindblom proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
  72. Linde proper noun: A surname from German.
  73. Lindell proper noun: A surname.
  74. Lindelöf adjective: Such that any open cover has a countable subcover.
  75. Lindelöf space noun: A topological space such that any open cover of the space has a countable subcover.
  76. Lindeman proper noun: A surname.
  77. Lindemann proper noun: A surname.
  78. Lindemannian adjective: Of or related to Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell (1886-1957), a British physicist.
  79. linden adjective, noun /ˈlɪn.dən/: Made of lime-wood.
  80. linden-tree adjective, noun: Made of or pertaining to the linden.
  81. Lindenbaum proper noun: A surname from German.
  82. Lindenberg proper noun: A surname.
  83. Lindenhurst proper noun: A village in Lake Villa Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States.
  84. Lindenmayer proper noun: A surname from German.
  85. Lindenmayer system noun: Synonym of L-system.
  86. Lindenmayerian adjective: Of or relating to the Hungarian biologist Aristid Lindenmayer (1925–1989) or the L-systems he invented.
  87. Lindenwold proper noun: A borough of Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
  88. Linder proper noun: A surname.
  89. lindera noun: Any plant of the genus Lindera, flowering shrubs and trees.
  90. linderanolide noun: The butanolide (3Z,4S)-3-hexadecylidene-4-hydroxy-5-methylideneoxolan-2-one
  91. Linderman proper noun: A surname.
  92. Linderman joint noun: A kind of joint used in making military storage pallets, consisting of a projection along an edge that extends into a recess on the adjoining part.
  93. linderniaceous adjective: Of or relating to the family Linderniaceae of flowering plants.
  94. linderone noun: A biologically-active compound present in the medicinal plant Lindera lucida
  95. Lindesay proper noun: A locality in the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  96. Lindfield proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in Ku-ring-gai local government area, New South Wales, Australia.
  97. Lindgren oxidation noun: A selective method for oxidizing aldehydes to carboxylic acids, taking place in water containing solvent mixtures under slightly acidic conditions with...
  98. lindgrenite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, molybdenum, and oxygen.
  99. Lindh proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
  100. Lindheimer's clockweed noun: The perennial plant Oenothera lindheimeri.
  101. lindholmemydid noun: Any extinct turtle of the family Lindholmemydidae
  102. Lindisfarne proper noun /ˈlɪndɪsfɑːn/: A tidal island off the northeast coast of England, constituting the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland; once an important centre of Celtic...
  103. Lindlar catalyst noun: A heterogeneous catalyst consisting of palladium deposited on calcium carbonate which is then poisoned with various forms of lead or sulphur. It is used for...
  104. Lindley proper noun: A deserted medieval village in Higham on the Hill parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP374679).
  105. Lindleyan adjective: Of or relating to John Lindley (1799–1865), English botanist and orchidologist.
  106. lindleyin noun: A glycoside found in plants of the Rheum genus.
  107. Lindmania noun: enthusiasm for Jenny Lind (Johanna Maria Lind, 1820–1887), Swedish opera singer
  108. Lindner proper noun: A surname from German.
  109. Lindo proper noun: A surname.
  110. Lindon proper noun: A surname.
  111. Lindor proper noun: A surname.
  112. Lindores proper noun: A small village in Fife council area, Scotland, south-east of Newburgh (OS grid ref NO2616).
  113. lindorm noun: Alternative form of lindworm.
  114. Lindos proper noun: village and archaeological site on the Greek island of Rhodes
  115. Lindow proper noun: A surname.
  116. Lindquist proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
  117. lindqvistite noun: A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal black mineral containing iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
  118. Lindros proper noun: A surname.
  119. lindsaeoid noun: Any fern of the genus Lindsaea
  120. Lindsay proper noun /ˈlɪnzi/: A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, "Isle of Lind" ("Isle of...
  121. lindsayoid noun: Alternative form of lindsaeoid.
  122. Lindsey proper noun /ˈlɪnzi/: A geographic area and former division of Lincolnshire, England.
  123. Lindsley proper noun: A surname.
  124. lindsleyite noun: A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing barium, chromium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, strontium, and titanium.
  125. Lindstrom proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
  126. lindstromite noun: A sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb₃Cu₃Bi₇S₁₅.
  127. Lindt proper noun: A surname from German.
  128. Lindu noun: A certain ethnic group of Indonesia.
  129. Lindvall proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
  130. lindworm noun /ˈlɪndˌwɜː(ɹ)m/: A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.
  131. lindwyrm noun: Alternative form of lindworm.
  132. lindy adjective, noun, verb /ˈlɪndi/: A jitterbug, originated in Harlem, New York.
  133. lindy hop noun: An American form of dance, from the 1920s, accompanied by jazz music.
  134. lindy hopping noun: The dance, or dancing, of the Lindy Hop. (Also used attributively.)
  135. lindyhop noun: Alternative form of Lindy Hop.
  136. lindyhopping noun: Alternative form of lindy-hopping.
  137. line interjection, noun, verb /laɪn/: A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
  138. line abreast adjective, noun: A type of warship formation with the ships proceeding side-by-side on parallel tracks.
  139. line ahead noun: A type of warship formation with the ships proceeding one after another and the trailing ships following behind the lead ship on the same path.
  140. line and length noun: The direction (line) and point at which a delivery hits the pitch (length) of a delivery considered as a whole, especially that of a group of a particular...
  141. line art noun: Images that consist of distinct straight and curved lines placed against a (usually plain) background, without gradations in shade (darkness) or hue (color).
  142. line-ball adjective: Of a decision, result, etc.: Very close or finely balanced; having the potential to go either way.
  143. line-blue noun: Any of various lycaenid butterflies with lined underwings, such as those of the genera Nacaduba and Prosotas.
  144. line bracelet noun: A bracelet consisting of a continuous strand of linked, prong-set diamonds.
  145. line brawl noun: An incident in which all of the skaters on the ice are involved in fights at the same time.
  146. line break noun: A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.
  147. line breeding noun: Breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother.
  148. line by line adverb: From one line of text to the next.
  149. line car noun: route bus
  150. line card noun: A modular electronic circuit designed to fit on a separate PCB and interface with a telecommunications access network.
  151. line chart noun: Synonym of line graph.
  152. line cliché noun: A chord progression in which a single note moves repeatedly in one direction by half-steps (chromatic motion).
  153. line code noun: A code chosen for use within a communications system for transmission purposes.
  154. line conch noun: A spiral marine shell (Cinctura lilium), found in Florida and the Caribbean.
  155. line conductor noun: A wire or cable that transports electrical current from the power supply to the consumer, usually color-coded with a brown or black casing.
  156. line cook noun: Synonym of chef de partie.
  157. line crash noun: A situation where a diacritic above or below a base character extends into the area used by the preceding or following line of text.
  158. line dance noun: A dance in which a group of people perform the same dance moves synchronously while in one or more lines.
  159. line dancing noun: A form of dance in which the dancers are in a line and performing the same steps together.
  160. line defect noun: A type of crystallographic defect; one-dimensional, including edges and screw dislocations.
  161. line doubler noun: A device or algorithm used to deinterlace video signals prior to display on a progressive scan display, typically by repeating scan lines so that the lines...
  162. line drawing noun: A pen or pencil drawing consisting only of solid lines.
  163. line drawn in water noun: Alternative form of line drawn on water.
  164. line drawn on water noun: Something transient or ephemeral.
  165. line drive noun: A batted ball hit hard enough and low enough that it appears to travel in a relatively straight line.
  166. line drop noun: A drop in voltage between two points of a transmission line.
  167. line-dry verb: To dry on a clothesline.
  168. line edit verb: To edit (a text) to ensure consistency, accuracy, and completeness; to copyedit.
  169. line element noun: A line segment associated with an infinitesimal displacement vector in a metric space, useful in certain theories of gravitation.
  170. line engraving noun: Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, usually cut with a burin upon copper or similar material.
  171. line feed noun, verb: On a typewriter, the action of the carriage roller to push the page up one or more lines, often simultaneously with executing a carriage return.
  172. line fish noun: Fish caught by line fishing.
  173. line fisher noun: A fisherman that uses a line baited with hooks
  174. line fishing noun: fishing using a line baited with hooks
  175. line function noun: Any primary business function that would affect customers or profits if interrupted
  176. line gauge noun: Synonym of pica stick.
  177. line graph noun: A graph in which a series of connected straight lines connect points, each of which represents the value of a particular variable as a function of another...
  178. line gun noun: A firearm designed to shoot a rope across a distance, usually used to pass lines from one ship to another.
  179. line haul noun: Alternative form of linehaul.
  180. line-height noun: The height of a line of text.
  181. line hypnosis noun: A condition similar to highway hypnosis, but induced by repetitive work on an assembly line.
  182. line in verb: To finish a sketch or outline by using a permanent marker, pencil, etc. to trace over lines made with a softer implement.
  183. line in the sand noun: A defining moment; a cutoff point.
  184. line infantry noun: Infantry (foot soldiers) used in heavy front line combat, as opposed to light infantry, skirmishers, militia, etc.
  185. line integral noun: An integral whose integrand's domain is a curve.
  186. Line Islander noun: A native or inhabitant of the Line Islands.
  187. line item noun: An item appearing on a single line in any schedule of information.
  188. line-item veto noun: The power of an executive in government to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire...
  189. line judge noun: An official who watches the lines of the court and judges whether the ball has landed in or out and also declares foot faults.
  190. line lock noun: A device that allows the front brakes to lock independently of the rear brakes via a switch.
  191. line-loin merger noun: The phonemic merger between the diphthongs /aɪ/ and /ɔɪ/ that occurs for speakers of Southern English English, Irish English, Newfoundland English, and...
  192. line management noun: A method of management in which instructions are passed to and from one's superior.
  193. line manager noun: The manager who is directly responsible for an employee.
  194. line marriage noun: A type of group marriage where new spouses are continually added to the unit over time, allowing the marriage to persist and perpetuate across generations.
  195. line noise noun: Spurious characters due to signal noise in a communications link.
  196. line number noun: The sequential number indicating a particular line of text in a text file.
  197. line of 7 noun: Alternative form of line of seven
  198. line of apsides noun: Synonym of apse line.
  199. line of attack noun: An approach to addressing a problem.
  200. line of battle noun: The position of troops arranged in their usual order without any determined maneuver.
  201. line of battle ship noun: A ship of the line or battleship.
  202. line of beauty noun: A curved line that is supposedly inherently beautiful. It is represented in different ways by different authors, although usually as a kind of elongated S...
  203. line of best fit noun: A line on a scatter plot that best defines or expresses the trend shown in the plotted points. It is chosen so that the sum of the squares of the distances...
  204. line of business noun: A product or a set of related products that serve a particular customer transaction or business need.
  205. line of centers noun: A line joining centers of figures.
  206. line of communication noun: The networks of land, water, and air routes that connects a battlefield and its military personnel, supplies, etc.
  207. line of communications noun: Alternative form of line of communication.
  208. line of contact noun: The demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent.
  209. line of country noun: One's area of specialization or interest.
  210. line of credit noun: A credit facility under which a bank or other lender agrees to provide a client with loans of money up to an approved limit during a predefined period. The...
  211. line of dance noun: The direction of the progression of a dance, almost universally counter-clockwise around the floor.
  212. line of dip noun: A line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a...
  213. line of duty noun: The totality of tasks or assignments that are associated with, authorized, or required in some field of responsibility.
  214. line of engagement noun: Synonym of line (“the position in which the fencers hold their swords”).
  215. line of fire noun: A direction in which a weapon fires.
  216. line of force noun: An imaginary line in a field of force, whose tangent at any point gives the direction of the field at that point and whose number through unit area...
  217. line of least resistance noun: Synonym of path of least resistance.
  218. line of levels noun: A connected series of measurements, by means of a level, along a given line, such as that of a railroad, to ascertain the profile of the ground.
  219. line of life noun: A line on the palm of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life.
  220. line of march noun: The arrangement of troops during a march.
  221. line of nodes noun: The intersection of an orbiting object's orbital plane with the plane of reference.
  222. line of operations noun: That portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object.
  223. line of play noun: The configuration of played tiles of dominoes.
  224. line of purples noun: The locus on the edge of the chromaticity diagram formed between extreme spectral red and violet.
  225. line of questioning noun: A series of questions that are ordered to develop a specific argument or to discover or learn more information about a topic.
  226. line of scrimmage noun: Either of two imaginary lines across the football field touching one of the two apices of the football which point toward either the defensive side or the...
  227. line of seven noun: A grade between 70% and 79%, typically in one subject, usually considered a bad grade in many schools due to disqualification from receiving honors.
  228. line of sight adjective, noun: A straight line along which an observer has a clear view.
  229. line of striction noun: The line on a skew surface that cuts each generator in that point of it that is nearest to the succeeding generator.
  230. line of succession noun: An ordered sequence of named people who would succeed to a particular office upon the death, resignation or removal of the current occupant; constructed...
  231. line of supply noun: Synonym of supply line.
  232. line of thought noun: A way of thinking about a particular topic, concept, or problem, that follows a logical progression of reasoning or argument.
  233. line of work noun: An occupation.
  234. line off verb: To mark off using lines.
  235. line officer noun: A commissioned officer who exercises general command authority and is eligible for operational command positions.
  236. line one's pockets verb: To accumulate personal wealth, especially in an illegal or morally objectionable manner.
  237. line out noun, verb: a set piece where a player throws the ball into play, and both teams can contest for possession.
  238. line plot noun: A plotting of data above an axis to show frequency of data in each category.
  239. line printer noun: A high-speed impact printer, most often used by older mainframes, that prints an entire line in a single operation.
  240. line scan noun: A scan of a single line.
  241. line segment noun: A part of a straight line bounded by two points.
  242. line shaft noun: An early power transmission system used extensively during the Industrial Revolution, with a single central power source distributing power to all of the...
  243. line shafting noun: Alternative form of lineshafting.
  244. line shooting noun /laɪn ˈʃuːtɪŋ/: Exaggerated or boastful stories; showing off.
  245. line slip noun: A variant form of a sphere packing in a cylinder, differing from the uniform structure in missing certain lines that represent contacts between spheres when...
  246. line someone's pockets phrase: To make someone objectionably even more wealthy.
  247. line spectrum noun: A spectrum, typically produced by a luminous gas, that consists of separate lines typical of particular elements
  248. line speed noun: The maximum speed at which trains can run on a given railway line, or section of line.
  249. line storm noun: An equinoctial storm.
  250. line thrower noun: A device that casts a rope or cable to a remote position, used in marine operations, rescues, etc.
  251. line to gain noun: The points on the football field needed to pass to convert a first down.
  252. line tub noun: A wooden tub in which the towline aboard a whaleboat is coiled.
  253. line umpire noun: line judge
  254. line up noun, verb /laɪnˈʌp/: To align; to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running.
  255. line up behind verb: To organize behind a leader or a principle.
  256. line up one's ducks verb: To organize one's affairs so that one is ready to act efficiently.
  257. line walker noun: Alternative form of linewalker.
  258. line weight noun: The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke.
  259. linea noun: Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface.
  260. linea alba noun: A fibrous structure that runs down the midline of the abdomen in humans and other vertebrates.
  261. linea nigra noun: A dark vertical line, running up the abdomen from the pubis to the navel (though it sometimes runs further, to the top of the abdomen) that forms during...
  262. lineable adjective: Able to be lined.
  263. lineactant noun: A form of surfactant that accumulates at the two-dimensional boundaries between three immiscible phases
  264. lineage noun /ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/: Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
  265. lineage temple noun: An ancestral shrine.
  266. lineage zone noun: A biozone which is defined by being a specific segment of an evolutionary lineage.
  267. lineaged adjective: Having a (specified kind of) lineage.
  268. lineaging noun: The determination of lineage
  269. lineal adjective /ˈlɪni.əl/: Pertaining to lines; consisting of lines.
  270. lineality noun: The quality of being lineal.
  271. lineally adverb: In terms of lines; linewise.
  272. lineament noun /ˈlɪ.ni.ə.mənt/: Any distinctive shape or line, etc.
  273. lineamental adjective: Relating to a lineament.
  274. lineamentation noun: Synonym of lineament.
  275. linean adjective: Synonym of linear.
  276. linear adjective, noun /ˈlɪn.i.ə/: Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
  277. linear algebra noun: The branch of mathematics that deals with vectors, vector spaces, linear transformations and systems of linear equations.
  278. linear algebraic adjective: of, or relating to linear algebra
  279. linear algebraic group noun: An algebraic group that is isomorphic to a subgroup of some general linear group.
  280. linear amplifier noun: An electronic circuit whose output is proportional to its input, but capable of delivering more power into a load.
  281. linear channel noun: A traditional television channel broadcasting linear television.
  282. linear combination noun: a sum, each of whose summands is an appropriate vector times an appropriate scalar (or ring element)
  283. linear congruential generator noun: An algorithm that yields a sequence of pseudo-randomized numbers calculated with a discontinuous piecewise linear equation.
  284. linear density noun: mass per unit length
  285. linear dependence noun: The state of being linearly dependent
  286. linear elasticity noun: A mathematical model as to how solid objects deform and become internally stressed by prescribed loading conditions.
  287. linear equation noun: A polynomial equation of the first degree (such as x = 2y - 7)
  288. linear foot noun: A unit of length equal to one foot long.
  289. linear form noun: A linear functional.
  290. linear function noun: Any function whose graph is a straight line: f(x)=ax+b
  291. linear functional noun: A linear mapping from a vector space to its field of scalars.
  292. linear group noun: Any group that is isomorphic to a matrix group.
  293. linear independence noun: the state of being linearly independent
  294. linear logic noun: A logic in which two structural rules are missing from its sequent calculus: those for weakening and contraction; which has some extra logical connectives,...
  295. linear map noun: Synonym of linear transformation.
  296. linear meter noun: A standard unit of length, symbol m, equal to one meter in length.
  297. linear metre noun: A standard unit of length, symbol m, equal to one metre in length.
  298. linear motor noun: An electric motor in which the equivalent of the stator and rotor are linear and parallel, normally one part is a vehicle and the other a track on which it...
  299. linear operator noun: An operator L such that for functions f and g and scalar λ, L (f + g) = L f + L g and L λf = λ L f.
  300. linear order noun: total order

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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under L: 22,765 words, in 76 parts.