linear
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A humanoid’s knees rely on linear actuators, which are made up of similar components but translate rotation into a linear movement: pulling, lifting and so on.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
A normal peptide is a linear chain, and the gut chews it apart from the loose ends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Americans are sold a linear understanding of professional sports.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
By making it easier to upgrade lignin and convert it into higher-value products, the research could support a broader shift away from traditional linear petroleum-derived chemical production and toward a more circular, biomass-based economy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Certainly if the theory of heavy neutron bombardment was sound, then the linear accelerator was the right type of machine.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing linear
Expressions and Equations
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Algebra
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STAAR English I: Elements of Literature
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