linear
Portuguese, adjective/li.neˈaʁ/
linear is spelled L-I-N-E-A-R (6 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 12,197th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Linear is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “linear (having the form of a straight line)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que é referente a linhas”.
What does linear mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinelinear (having the form of a straight line)
- 2
femininemasculinelinear (being a first-degree polynomial)
- 3
femininemasculinelinear (made in a step-by-step, logical manner)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é referente a linhas 2. feito com linhas geométricas 3. qualifica a folha estreita e comprida como a das gramíneas 4. diz-se dos sistemas de classificação nos quais os seres são dispostos como se derivassem uns dos outros, formando uma linha reta
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of linear
- lineares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce linear?
- Brazil /li.neˈaʁ/
- Brazil [li.neˈah]
- /li.neˈaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to linear
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is linear in Portuguese?
linear appears 5.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).