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line
  1. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
    1. (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
    2. (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
    3. (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
    4. (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
    5. (geography, ‘the line’ or ‘equinoctial line’) The equator.
    6. (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
    7. (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
    8. (soccer) The goal line.
  2. A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
  3. A hose or pipe, of any size.
  4. Direction, path.
  5. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
  6. A letter, a written form of communication.
  7. A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
  8. (military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
  9. The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
  10. A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
  11. (obsolete) A measuring line or cord.
  12. That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
  13. A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
  14. Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
  15. A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]
  16. (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
  17. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
  18. A small amount of text. Specifically:
    1. A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
    2. A verse (in poetry).
    3. A sentence of dialogue, especially [from the later 19th c.] in a play, movie, or the like.
    4. A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
  19. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. [from earlier 17th c.]
  20. The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. [from later 19th c.]
  21. The products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. [from earlier 19th c.]
  22. (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
  23. A measure of length:
    1. (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
    2. One twelfth of an inch.
    3. One fortieth of an inch.
  24. (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
  25. (baseball, slang, 1800s, with "the") The batter’s box.
  26. (fencing, ‘line of engagement’) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
  27. (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
  28. A small portion or serving (of a powdery illegal drug).
  29. (obsolete) Instruction; doctrine.
  30. (genetics) Population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
  31. (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
  32. Synonyms:
  33. Examples:
    1. “From any given point above the plane, draw a straight line perpendicular to the plane.”
      “Taylor was marching beside Shane when he heard a ruckus at the end of the line of soldiers.”
      “The rescue boat managed to get a line aboard the stricken vessel and was able to tow it to safety.”
linearization
  1. The modification of a system such that its output is linearly dependent on its input
  2. (mathematics) A linear approximation of a non-linear system
  3. (biochemistry) The conversion of a looped DNA molecule into a linear one
  4. Examples:
    1. “The only place calculus is used is to compute the linearization of the map, and it involves only derivatives.”
      “There can be up to 41 calibration points for linear and square law linerarization, and up to 61 calibration points for cube law linearization.”
      “Complete linearization chart, if necessary accept linearization chart again.”
lining
  1. A covering for the inside surface of something.
  2. The material used for such a covering.
  3. The act of attaching such a covering.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Cancer can occur in the lining of these bronchi or in the lung tissue itself.”
      “The material kapok, the soft fibrous covering of the seeds of a tropical tree, is familiar as a lining and stuffing material.”
linearity
  1. The state of being linear.
  2. (mathematics) A relationship between several quantities which can be considered as proportional and expressed in terms of linear algebra, or any mathematical property of a relationship, operation or function that is analogous to such proportionality, satisfying additivity and homogeneity.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “A key feature of this flow field is the kinematic linearity, i.e., doubling the pipette pressure doubles the shear stress on the cell surface.”
      “In the celluloid films, the linearity of sequences takes precedence to observance of details within the frame.”
      “A heavy shellac gives an overall luminescence to the work and the only congruously identifying factor is his intricate use of linearity.”
lineage
  1. Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
  2. (advertising) A number of lines of text in a column.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “His Italian lineage was very obvious in his looks, but so was his English lineage, though he looked nothing like the young woman in the portrait.”
      “He rejects the notion that loyalty to his lineage is more important than loyalty to his beliefs.”
      “Each of these pulses is a major evolutionary radiation of the Theropsid lineage.”
lineament
  1. Any distinctive shape or line, etc.
  2. A distinctive feature that characterizes something, especially the parts of the face of an individual.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The aeromagnetic data suggest that the lineament corresponds to a tectonic break.”
      “This rules out significant increments of both strike-slip and dip-slip post-emplacement displacements on the lineament.”
      “The region east of the gravity lineament has witnessed intensive magmatism and basin development since Mesozoic time.”
lineation
  1. (geology) A linear feature in rock, often structural
  2. (literature) The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Hornblende forms elongate prisms that define a lineation together with plagioclase.”
      “With these data as a foundation, a lineation based simply on the 8- syllable, 3-stress lines has produced a poem of exactly 62 lines.”
      “That is, the space and lineation achieve aural and visual effects which materially reinforce the poetic message of bleakness.”
lineworker
  1. A lineman; one who works on overhead cables.
  2. A worker on a production line.
lineshape
  1. (physics) The cross-section of the intensity of a spectral line.
line
  1. (obsolete) Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “From any given point above the plane, draw a straight line perpendicular to the plane.”
      “Taylor was marching beside Shane when he heard a ruckus at the end of the line of soldiers.”
      “The rescue boat managed to get a line aboard the stricken vessel and was able to tow it to safety.”
linework
  1. (art) The technique of drawing lines.
lineaging
  1. (biology) The determination of lineage
lines
  1. plural of line
  2. (plural) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
  3. (plural) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
  4. (plural) A school punishment in which a student must repeatedly write out a line of text related to the offence (e.g. "I must be quiet in class") a specified number of times; the lines of text so written out.
  5. (plural) The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “They account for his tendency to interpret the doctor's actual utterances along the lines of past life-experiences with significant people.”
linearizations
  1. plural of linearization
  2. Examples:
    1. “He uses Navier-Stokes equations that achieve linearizations for the case of non-stationary and harmonic motions, as mathematical tools to study real classes of problems.”
lineworkers
  1. plural of lineworker
lineaments
  1. plural of lineament
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The lineaments of his face.”
      “In places these are offset along lines that run at right angles to the magnetic lineaments, but the reasons for this remained a mystery.”
      “He was no doubt capable of bringing it off, what with his fine-drawn lineaments, his wounded dancer's grace, his streak of flamboyance.”
lineations
  1. plural of lineation
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Faint and fine suturai lineations, incompletely reflecting tabulation, variably developed over surface.”
      “The lineations plunge to the north in the northern part of the island and to the south in the southeastern part.”
      “Magnetic foliations and lineations obtained from these sites can be interpreted directly in terms of structural information.”
lineshapes
  1. plural of lineshape
linearities
lineages
  1. plural of lineage
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “We next estimated the likelihood of the data under a unique ratio among all lineages.”
      “Rate variation among lineages is the footprint of selection and can be indicative of species radiations or differential structural constraints.”
      “Yet evolution predicts not just successions of forms, but also genetic lineages from ancestors to descendants.”
linings
  1. plural of lining
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Using your pattern, the cloth is then cut and trimmed, along with the finest linings and silks available.”
      “A symptom of this cardiovascular disease is the formation of plaques on the internal linings of blood vessels.”
      “When applied directly onto the trailer bed, the linings form a permanent airtight and watertight seal that prevents rust and corrosion.”
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