"nonlinear" meaning in English

See nonlinear in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-nonlinear.wav [US] Forms: non-linear [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *līnomder. Proto-Italic *līnom Latin līnum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin līneus Latin līnea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin līneārisbor. English linear English nonlinear From non- + linear. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|non-&lt;id:not&gt;|linear|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? 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  1. Of a set of points, not lying on a straight line. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line): 非線性 /非线性 (fēixiànxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), epälineaarinen (Finnish), nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German), अरैखिक (araikhik) (Hindi), अरेखीय (arekhīya) (Hindi), non lineare (Italian), neliniar (Romanian), нелине́йный (nelinéjnyj) (Russian)
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  2. (chemistry) Of a molecule, whose atoms do not lie in a straight line. Tags: not-comparable
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  3. (mathematics) Of a function, having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one. Tags: not-comparable Translations (mathematics, of a function): nelineární (Czech), nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German), nirlanjar (Indonesian), tak lanjar (Indonesian), бейсызықты (beisyzyqty) (Kazakh), бейсызықтық (beisyzyqtyq) (Kazakh), сызықты емес (syzyqty emes) (Kazakh)
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  4. Of a system, whose output is not directly proportional to its input. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input): nelineární (Czech), epälineaarinen (Finnish), non-linéaire (French), nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German), non lineare (Italian), 非線形 (hisenkei) (Japanese), 비선형 (biseonhyeong) (Korean), neliniar (Romanian), no lineal (Spanish), icke-linjär (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-nonlinear-en-adj-KoDhR9iu Categories (other): English terms prefixed with non- (not), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non- (not): 12 24 27 24 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 12 31 50 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 15 32 37 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 14 33 37 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 16 34 39 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 16 36 31 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 7 15 32 37 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 15 40 35 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 3 15 40 35 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 7 16 35 31 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 7 16 35 31 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 5 25 31 28 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 5 20 31 28 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 14 35 42 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 15 40 37 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 15 33 38 9 Disambiguation of 'of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input': 1 5 8 85 1
  5. Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth. Tags: not-comparable Translations (erratic and unpredictable): nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonlinear editing, nonlinear editor, nonlinearity, nonlinearization, nonlinearize, nonlinearly Translations (chemistry, of molecules): nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German)
Disambiguation of 'chemistry, of molecules': 1 41 35 20 3

Alternative forms

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