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affine1 definition

af·fine (ə fīn′, a-)

noun

a person related by marriage

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affine2 definition

af·fine (ə fīn′, a-)

adjective

Math. of or having to do with projecting or mapping a geometric figure on a second plane or surface so that the new image retains the original parallel straight lines while being shifted, stretched, etc.

Etymology: < L affinis: see affinity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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