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collinearity

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -æɹɪti

1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being collinear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The extent to which something is collinear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The relationship between the linear sequence of codons in DNA and that of amino acids in the protein so coded

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

From collinear + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 共線 /共线 (gòngxiàn) — the condition of being collinear
  • Czech: kolinearita — the condition of being collinear
  • French: colinéarité — the condition of being collinear
  • German: Kollinearität — the condition of being collinear
  • Icelandic: samlínuleiki — the condition of being collinear
  • Icelandic: línulega — the condition of being collinear
  • Italian: collinearità — the condition of being collinear
  • Japanese: 共線 (kyōsen) — the condition of being collinear
  • Persian: همخطی (hamxatti) — the condition of being collinear
  • Portuguese: colinearidade — the condition of being collinear
  • Russian: коллинеа́рность (kollineárnostʹ) — the condition of being collinear
  • Spanish: colinealidad — the condition of being collinear
  • Ukrainian: колінеа́рність (kolineárnistʹ) — the condition of being collinear