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trilinear en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *līnomder. Proto-Italic *līnom Latin līnum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin līneus Latin līnea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin līneārisbor. English linear English trilinear From tri- + linear.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having, or bounded by, three lines.
2. (not-comparable, of a function in three variables) Linear (preserving linear combinations) in each variable.

Deriveds

trilinear polar · trilinear interpolation · trilinear vertex matrix · trilinear coordinate · trilinearity · trilinear line · trilinear polarity · trilinear filtering

Synonyms

trilineated · trilineate

trilinear en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *līnomder. Proto-Italic *līnom Latin līnum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin līneus Latin līnea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin līneārisbor. English linear English trilinear From tri- + linear.

Meanings

1. A triple (x, y, z) of the algebraic distances of a point to each side of a surrounding triangle

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