adj.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' li-n ē - ə r, kä-
Function: adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1863
1 : lying on or passing through the same straight line
2 : having axes lying end to end in a straight line < collinear antenna elements>
– col · lin · ear · i · ty \ - ˌ li-n ē - ' er- ə -t ē , - ' a-r ə - \ noun