colinear

adjective

co·​lin·​ear (ˌ)kō-ˈli-nē-ər 

1

: collinear

2

: having corresponding parts arranged in the same linear order

a gene and the protein it determines are colinear

colinearity

(ˌ)kō-ˌli-nē-ˈer-ə-tē 

-ˈa-rə-

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

colinear

adjective

co·​lin·​ear (ˈ)kō-ˈlin-ē-ər 

: having corresponding parts arranged in the same linear order

good evidence … that the gene and its polypeptide product are colinear

—J. D. Watson

colinearity

(ˌ)kō-ˌlin-ē-ˈar-ət-ē 

noun

plural colinearities