{
    "term": "linear",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "of or in lines",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In his art he broke the laws of scientific linear perspective."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "going from one thing to another in a single series of stages",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Students do not always progress in a linear fashion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The author abandons the conventions of linear narrative and normal chronology."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "of length",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "linear measurement *(= for example metres, feet, etc.)*"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "able to be represented by a straight line on a graph",
            "labels": "(mathematics)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "linear equations"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "broadcast and watched at regular times according to a schedule",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "People are watching **linear TV** much less these days, preferring on-demand platforms like Netflix."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the simplicity of traditional linear channel programming"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɪniə(r)/",
                "audio": "li/linear/linear__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɪniər/",
                "audio": "li/linear/linear__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from Latin linearis, from linea ‘a line’."
}