lineal
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for lineal, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Made up of, or connected with, lines.
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Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
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Etymology
Comes from Old French lineal, from Latin līneālis, from līnea ("a line") plus -ālis, an adjective-forming suffix. On the surface it can also be analysed as line plus -al. It is a doublet of linear.
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