trilinear
adjective, noun
trilinear is spelled T-R-I-L-I-N-E-A-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trilinear means “Having, or bounded by, three lines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trilinear?
| Letters | 9: T-R-I-L-I-N-E-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is trilinear?
Trilinear appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with trilinear?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as trilinear.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: interrail.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of trilinear
- trilinears plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trilinear mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having, or bounded by, three lines.
- 2
Linear (preserving linear combinations) in each variable.
noun
- 1
A triple (x, y, z) of the algebraic distances of a point to each side of a surrounding triangle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does trilinear come from?
From tri- + linear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).