unilinear
adjectiveUK /ˌjuːnɪˈlɪniə/
US /ˌjuːnɪˈlɪniər/
Following just one straight line or path.
The teacher drew a unilinear path on the map from the school to the park.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Developing or changing in a single direction without branching or going back.
The story follows a unilinear plot from beginning to end.
3. In anthropology, describing a theory that all societies evolve through the same fixed stages.
Early anthropologists proposed a unilinear model of cultural evolution.
4. Having only one line of descent or inheritance.
The family traced its unilinear ancestry through the father's side.
5. Arranged in a single row or series.
The chairs were placed in a unilinear arrangement along the wall.