linearism

Linearity; a linear approach or organization.

Noun

  1. Linearity; a linear approach or organization.
    • Whereas the accentuated linearism, the angular stylization of the folds, the rhythmical course of the outlining and the solemn frontality conjoined with an air of regality in the pose seem to recall the formal repertory...
    • Linearism required hundreds of years to catch on, but when it did, it changed the world. In medieval Europe, unidirectional time as outlined by the early Christian theologians remained a relatively arcane idea […] -...

Origin

From linear + -ism.

Forms

linearisms