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lineation Definition

lin·ea·tion (lin′ē ā′s̸hən)

noun

    1. a marking with lines
    2. a system or series of lines
  2. a division into lines
  3. any linear structure in a rock, as the ripple marks in a sedimentary rock

Etymology: ME lyneacion < L lineatio

lineation Usage Examples

Converse of object

preserve: In transcribing you might instead of preserving lineation mark it with ' | ' at each line end whilst writing continuously.

Adjective modifier

  • glacial: Well-defined mega-scale glacial lineations are present within the trough, produced by a palaeo-ice stream draining the Greenland Ice Sheet across the continental shelf.
  • mega-scale: Well-defined mega-scale glacial lineations are present within the trough, produced by a palaeo-ice stream draining the Greenland Ice Sheet across the continental shelf.

Noun used with modifier

mineral: There are good examples of gneissic band that can be measured in 3D together with a strong mineral lineation.