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unilinear

The definition of unilinear is consistently developing in a single, steady path of development.

(adjective)

An example of something unilinear is a culture of people and their language that develops over hundreds of years without any exposure to outside forces.

See unilinear in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or following a single, consistent path of development or progression

See unilinear in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or developing in a progressive sequence usually from the primitive to the advanced.

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