Linear fracture
linear fracture n.
A fracture that runs parallel to the long axis of a bone. Also called fissured fracture.
Read Also:
- Linear-function
noun, Mathematics. 1. .
- Linear-graph
noun, Mathematics. 1. (def 2b). [graf, grahf] /græf, grɑf/ noun 1. a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc. 2. Mathematics. 3. a written symbol for an idea, a sound, or a linguistic expression. verb (used with object) 4. Mathematics. […]
- Linear graph notation
(LGN) A linearised representation of TCOL trees. [B.W. Leverett et al, “An Overview of the Production Quality Compiler-Compiler Projects”, TR CMU-CS-79-105, Carnegie Mellon 1979]. (1995-01-23)
- Linear-independence
noun, Mathematics. 1. (in linear algebra) the property of a set of elements in a vector space in which none of the vectors can be written as a linear combination of the others.
- Linear-induction-motor
noun, Electricity, Railroads. 1. an electric motor in which a movable part moves in a straight line, with power being supplied by a varying magnetic field set up by a fixed part of the system, as a metal rail on the ground. noun See linear motor