lineation

[ lin-ee-ey-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines. line.
2. a division into lines. line.
3. an outline or delineation.
4. an arrangement or group of lines. line.

lineation

/ ˌlɪnɪˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of marking with lines
2. an arrangement of or division into lines
3. an outline or contour
4. any linear arrangement involving rocks or minerals, such as a parallel arrangement of elongated mineral grains

Word History and Origins

Origin of lineation¹

1350–1400; Middle English lyneacion < Late Latin līneātiōn- (stem of līneātiō ) the drawing of a line, Latin: direction, line. See lineate, -ion

Example Sentences

There are two methods of observing systematically the lineation patterns.

From Project Gutenberg

In death the face was placid, intelligent, without ignoble lineation—the face of the man they had known at college.

From Project Gutenberg

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