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lineation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lineation has 2 senses
- lineation(n = noun.location) outline - the line that appears to bound an object; Array is a kind of bound, boundary, bounds
- lineation(n = noun.act) Array - the act of marking or outlining with lines; Array is a kind of marking
has particulars: coastline, silhouette, skyline
Derived forms verb line4, verb line3
Derived forms verb line4, verb line3
CIDE DICTIONARY
lineation, n. [L. lineatio the drawing of a line, fr. lineare.].
Delineation; a line or lines. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lineation, n.
1 a marking with or drawing of lines.
2 a division into lines.
1 a marking with or drawing of lines.
2 a division into lines.
Etymology
ME f. L lineatio f. lineare make straight
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