lineation
lineation · lineations
A linear feature in rock, often structuralA linear feature in rock, often structural
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A linear feature in rock, often structural
magnetic lineations
(countable, uncountable)The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem
More definitions
- the act of marking or outlining with lines
- the line that appears to bound an object
Origin
From Latin lineatio.From Latin lineatio.
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Forms
plural: lineations| Singular | lineation |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the line that appears to bound an object:outline
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable