The phrase "a linear orientation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing a specific arrangement or alignment that follows a straight line or a sequential order.
Example: "In our study, we found that a linear orientation of the data points led to more accurate predictions."
Alternatives: "a straight alignment" or "a sequential arrangement".
Though the lineup of tanks gives them a linear orientation, each compels individual attention.
A linear orientation of connective tissue and fibroblasts was seen in some areas, whereas other areas had remodeled to form tissue similar to noninflammatory scar.
The controlled asymmetry allowed us to assemble them in a linear orientation with a high degree of uniformity indicating the engineerability and great control of the nano-chain synthesis.
Such a reaction requires the participating sulfur atoms to be in a linear orientation.
The F-actin fibers were abundant and well organized and were arranged in a linear orientation in the cells).
However the Squiggle motor operates in a linear orientation compared to the rotational output of the micromotors.
Along with the Passion of Christ and the Last Judgment, the initial moment defined by the Creation then conferred to time an irreversible, linear orientation and to history both a new sense and an obsessing concern for chronology.
Within the housing block, each unit was framed within a linear space of multiple programs, while the other linear orientation would then be composed of the same program of different units.
It is thought that these changes result in disruption of the linear orientation of the collagen bundles, representing tendon degeneration and poor tissue response to healing [ 5].
The linear orientation of the sequence starting from small terminase gene and ending with the cos site was then used for further analysis.
The condition number describes the spatial spread of the markers; a low number indicates a wide spatial orientation and a high number indicates a close-to-linear orientation.
