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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
left-brained \left"-brained'\, adjective Exhibiting intellectual or personality characteristics suggesting dominance of linguistic or logical modes of thought, which are usually controlled by the left cerebral hemisphere; as, left-brained pedants unable to appreciate music; also referred to as {linear}. See {linear}[3]. Contrasted with {right-brained}. [PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Linear \Lin"e*ar\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[~e]r), adjective [L. linearis, linearius, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin['e]aire. See 3d {Line}.]
1. Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.
2. (Bot.) Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf.
3. Thinking in a step-by-step analytical and logical fashion; contrasted with {holistic}, i.e. thinking in terms of complex interrelated patterns; as, linear thinkers. [PJC]
Linear thinkers concluded that by taking the world apart, the actions of people were more predictable and controllable. --David Morris (Conference presentation, Fairfield University, October 31, 1997)
{Linear differential equation} (Math.), an equation which is of the first degree, when the expression which is equated to zero is regarded as a function of the dependent variable and its differential coefficients.
{Linear equation} (Math.), an equation of the first degree between two variables; -- so called because every such equation may be considered as representing a right line.
{Linear measure}, the measurement of length.
{Linear numbers} (Math.), such numbers as have relation to length only: such is a number which represents one side of a plane figure. If the plane figure is square, the linear figure is called a root.
{Linear problem} (Geom.), a problem which may be solved geometrically by the use of right lines alone.
{Linear transformation} (Alg.), a change of variables where each variable is replaced by a function of the first degree in the new variable.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
linear
adjective
1: designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree [syn: {additive}] [ant: {nonlinear}]
2: of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear foot" [syn: {one-dimensional}] [ant: {planar}, {cubic}]
3: of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier" [syn: {analogue}, {analog}] [ant: {digital}]
4: of a leaf shape; long and narrow [syn: {elongate}]
5: measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot" [syn: {running(a)}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "linear": Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, arrowlike, catenary, consecutive, dead straight, direct, even, flat, high-water mark, horizontal, in a line, level, lineal, load waterline, ordinal, progressive, rectilineal, rectilinear, right, ruler-straight, sequent, sequential, serial, seriate, smooth, straight, straight-cut, straight-front, straight-side, streamlined, successional, successive, tidemark, true, unbending, unbent, unbowed, unbroken, uncurved, undeflected, undeviating, undistorted, uninterrupted, unswerving, unturned, upright, vertical, waterline, watermark
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