Lineament
[lin-ee-uh-muh nt] /ˈlɪn i ə mənt/
noun
1.
Often, lineaments. a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour:
His fine lineaments made him the very image of his father.
2.
Usually, lineaments. distinguishing features; distinctive characteristics:
the lineaments of sincere repentance.
3.
Geology. a linear topographic feature of regional extent that is believed to reflect underlying crustal structure.
/ˈlɪnɪəmənt/
noun (often pl)
1.
a facial outline or feature
2.
a distinctive characteristic or feature
3.
(geology) any long natural feature on the surface of the earth, such as a fault, esp as revealed by aerial photography
n.
early 15c., “distinctive feature of the body, outline,” from Middle French lineament, from Latin lineamentum “contour, outline,” literally “a line, stroke, mark,” from lineare “to reduce to a straight line,” from linea (see line (n.)). Figurative sense of “a characteristic” is attested from 1630s.
Read Also:
- Line angle
line angle n.
- Linea nigra
linea nigra linea ni·gra (nī’grə, nĭg’rə) n. The linea alba in pregnancy, which then becomes pigmented.
- Linear
[lin-ee-er] /ˈlɪn i ər/ adjective 1. of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design. 2. pertaining to or represented by lines: linear dimensions. 3. extended or arranged in a line: a linear series. 4. involving measurement in one dimension only; pertaining to length: linear measure. 5. of or relating to the characteristics of a work […]
- Linear-a
noun 1. an ancient system of writing, not yet deciphered, inscribed on clay tablets, pottery, and other objects found at Minoan sites on Crete and other Greek islands. noun 1. a hitherto undeciphered script, partly syllabic and partly ideographic, found on tablets and pottery in Crete and dating mainly from the 15th century bc
- Linear-accelerator
noun, Physics. 1. an accelerator in which particles are propelled in straight paths by the use of alternating electric voltages that are timed in such a way that the particles receive increasing increments of energy. noun 1. an accelerator in which charged particles are accelerated along a linear path by potential differences applied to a […]