collinear
adjective
Simple meaning
Lying on the same straight line.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kuhlineeerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
kəˈlɪniɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
geometryof three or more points
Lying on the same straight line.
Coaxial.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (geometry, of three or more points) Lying on the same straight line.
Used this way, collinear is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. This is a mathematical use: it is defined precisely and belongs to working with figures and calculations rather than to ordinary conversation.
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- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Mathematics
- Geometry
- Academic writing
- Education/classroom
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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Sense: lying on the same straight line
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