collinear

adjective

col·​lin·​ear kə-ˈli-nē-ər 

kä-

1

: lying on or passing through the same straight line

2

: having axes lying end to end in a straight line

collinear antenna elements

collinearity

kə-ˌli-nē-ˈer-ə-tē 

-ˈa-rə-

kä-

noun

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1