collinear
[kuh-lin-ee-er, koh-]
Origin of collinear
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Related Words for collinear
short, straightforward, solid, smooth, successive, consecutive, nonstop, true, even, right, vertical, level, invariable, plumb, perpendicular, direct, running, square, beeline, uprightExamples from the Web for collinear
Historical Examples of collinear
The cross ratio of a range of four collinear points can now be defined as a number characteristic of that range.
The half-lines r and s are collinear, and together form one complete line.
The collinear centres are the three sets of one external and two internal centres, and the three external centres.
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collinear
[kə-lĭn′ē-ər]
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