linearity
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Definition(s):
- (n) the property of having one dimension
Usage(s):
- Eschewing panels altogether, most pages contain only two or three images or one full-page image, removing the rigid linearity of a grid layout.
- Austerely contemporary in sound, Penderecki's two-hour oratorio draws on a wide musical spectrum ranging from pious Gregorian chants to the dry linearity of the twelve-tone school.
- There are moments in Blake's large output when the linearity of his nudes becomes nearly absurd they resemble skinned rabbits, thongs of formalized pink tendon.
Quotes
- "I want to try to be linear," Blake says. "I think this lack of linearity, though, has probably not made me a giant in music with these interruptions and these fading shots and these stairways, the glass in a telephone booth, the window pane,...on Oct 16, 2009 By: Ran Blake Source: NPR
- "The new M/A-COM SP2T broadband switch is an ideal choice for customers who need high power and high linearity for broadband switching, particularly in WiMAX base stations," said Tim Daly, product manager, Tyco Electronics M/A-COM diode...on May 24, 2007 By: Tim Daly Source: ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)
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