collinear

collinear Definition

col·lin·ear (kə lin′ē ər)

adjective

in, or sharing, the same straight line as two points or planes

Etymology: col- (var. of com-) + linear

collinear Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

point: Curves generated by collinear points in the gradient image intersect in peaks in the Hough transform space.
parton: Then the strong interacting particles experience additional radiation of soft or collinear partons described by means of the parton shower.
datum: The problems posed in judging performance on collinear data are noted.

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