lineo-|ˈlɪnɪəʊ|used as combining form of L. līnea line; as in ˌlineo-ˈcirculara.Math., said of an apparatus for converting rectilinear into circular movement. ˈlineograph[see -graph], an instrument for drawing lines of a definite character (Cent.Dict.). ˌlineo-ˈlineara.Math., linear with respect to each of two different variables or sets of variables. ˌlineo-ˈpolara.Math., produced by taking the (n -1)-th polar of a locus with respect to a function of the nth order; so called because such a polar of a point is a line (Cent.Dict.).1858Cayley in Coll.Math. Papers (1889) II. 517 The lineo-linear covariant becomes the lineo-linear invariant ab′-a′b.1874Sylvester in Proc.Roy. Instit. VII. 186 note, In the lineo-circular or parallel-motion adjustment imagine the connecters to be detached from the angles of the diamond, and [etc.].
lineo- combining form Etymology: Latin linea line — more at line (cord) : line < lineograph > : linear and < lineocircular >