[{"word":"nonlinear","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"(of a set of points) Not lying on a straight line.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a molecule) Whose atoms do not lie in a straight line.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a function) Having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a system) Whose output is not directly proportional to its input.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a film with a nonlinear plot"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["linear"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nonlinear"]}]