nonlinear

/ (nɒnˈlɪnɪə) /

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adjective

not of, in, along, or relating to a line

denoting digital editing in which edits are saved on computer, rather than videotape, thus enabling further edits to be made

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Words nearby nonlinear

nonleaded, nonlegal, nonlethal, non licet, nonlife, nonlinear, nonlinearity, non liquet, nonliterary, nonliterate, nonlocal

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How to use nonlinear in a sentence

Guillermo Arriaga (Babel, 21 Grams, The Burning Plain) employs a nonlinear style.
Benjamin Percy: How I Write|Noah Charney|June 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Critics rediscovered Wuthering Heights, praising its complicated, nonlinear structure.
Battle of the Brontes|Jennie Yabroff|March 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Would you continue to use nonlinear storytelling if there is a Season 4?
Damages' Bloody Finale|Jace Lacob|April 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The frequency distribution of breeding activity in birds is described by a nonlinear curve (a normal distribution is nonlinear).
The Breeding Birds of Kansas|Richard F. Johnston

Let us assume that each of the environmental variables is a nonlinear oscillator, as is probable.
The Breeding Birds of Kansas|Richard F. Johnston
However, the frequency distribution of a set of coupled nonlinear oscillators is non-normal (Wiener, 1958).
The Breeding Birds of Kansas|Richard F. Johnston
The new stage corresponds to distributed, non-sequential forms of human activity, nonlinear dependencies.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin