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lineament Definition

linea·ment (lin′ē ə mənt)

noun

  1. any of the features of the body, usually of the face, esp. with regard to its outline
  2. a distinctive feature or characteristic
  3. any extensive, linear surface feature on a planet, as a fault line, that indicates the nature of the underlying crust

Etymology: ME liniamente < L lineamentum < lineare, to fashion to a straight line < linea, line

lineament Related Forms

lin′ea·men′·tal adjective

lineament Synonyms

lineament

n.

feature, configuration, contour; see characteristic, feature 1.

lineament Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • region: The primary focus will be on investigating lineaments of the region and determining which are active fault zones ' .
  • system: The philosophers of manufacture, like Babbage, carefully constructed a place from which they could make out the lineaments of the factory system.

Converse of object

  • investigate: The primary focus will be on investigating lineaments of the region and determining which are active fault zones ' .
  • see: True, there was a new and vernacular liturgy, but through it you could still see the lineaments of the old.

Adjective modifier

tectonic: The present eruption fissure is located between these two volcanic centers with a direction parallel to the regional tectonic lineament.