- a marking with lines
- a system or series of lines
- a division into lines
- any linear structure in a rock, as the ripple marks in a sedimentary rock
Origin of lineation
Middle English lyneacion from Classical Latin lineatiolineation
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lineation
noun
- The act of marking or outlining with lines.
- An outline.
- An arrangement of lines.
Origin of lineation
Middle English lineacioun from Latin līneātiō līneātiōn- from līneātus past participle of līneāre to make straight from līnea thread, line ; see line 1.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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