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collinear
collinear [ ko línni ər ] or colinear [ kō línni ər ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
passing through single line: lying on or passing through a single straight line
[Mid-19th century. <col- + linear]

collinearity [ ko línni árrəti ] noun
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