noncollinear
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˈkɒlɪnɪər/
- Specialized
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no colineales
- The three corners of the triangle are noncollinear, which makes it a valid geometric shape.
- collinear and noncollinear
Examples
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In geometry, three points are considered noncollinear if they do not lie on the same straight line.
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In the isomers a and c, the spins are noncollinear. The corresponding collinear structures are b and d.
Academic text (1999) -
The first applications to small iron structures found both collinear and noncollinear ground states, depending on the cluster size.
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Very interestingly, there are energy barriers separating the collinear and noncollinear structures.
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To determine if the points are noncollinear, you can check if the slope between each pair is different.
Synonyms
Not in agreement or not in a straight line with something else
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Morphology
Etymology
The word noncollinear combines non- 'not' and collinear, where co- means 'together' and line means 'line'. So noncollinear describes points or objects that are 'not on the same straight line', which is why such points can form a triangle.