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adj
Lying on the same straight line.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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adj
Coaxial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adjective satellite
lying on the same line
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English col- Proto-Indo-European *līnomder. Proto-Italic *līnom Latin līnum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin līneus Latin līnea Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin līneārisbor. English linear English collinear From col- + linear.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
