collinear
Americanadjective
adjective
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lying on the same straight line
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having a common line
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Sharing a common line, such as two intersecting planes.
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Lying on the same line, such as a set of points.
Other Word Forms
- collinearity noun
- collinearly adverb
- noncollinear adjective
Etymology
Origin of collinear
Example Sentences
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Segmentally duplicated genes were identified in collinear segments, which contain at least two collinear gene pairs that were not separated by more than two non-collinear genes.
From Nature
If they’re small, you can cultivate the soil, skimming below the surface with a collinear hoe or scuffle hoe to expose weed roots.
From Washington Post
Homeologous regions in the Atlantic salmon genome subdivided into 98 collinear blocks along the 29 European Atlantic salmon chromosomes.
From Nature
For quite a while I keep it that way, cultivating just the top inch or so of the soil with a narrow collinear hoe or an even narrower wire weeder.
From Washington Post
The number of collinear blocks is a proxy for the number of rearrangements and decreases as the size of the blocks becomes larger.
From Nature
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