I.of or belonging to lines, consisting of lines, linear: “pictura,” the art of drawing with lines, without colors, Plin. 35, 3, 5, § 16: “ratio,” the science of lines, geometry, Quint. 1, 10, 36: “probatio,” a proving by means of lines, a mathematical demonstration, id. 1, 10, 49.—Adv.: līnĕārĭter , by lines, Boëth. Inst. Music. 3, 9 init.
līnĕāris , e (or līnĭāris ), adj. id.,