Ligne
[leen; French leen-yuh] /lin; French ˈlin yə/
noun, plural lignes
[leenz; French leen-yuh] /linz; French ˈlin yə/ (Show IPA)
1.
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
2.
1 (def 44).
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[lig-nee-uh s] /ˈlɪg ni əs/ adjective 1. of the nature of or resembling wood; woody. /ˈlɪɡnɪəs/ adjective 1. of or resembling wood adj. “woody,” 1620s, from French ligneux and directly from Latin ligneus, from lignum “wood, firewood” (see ligni-).
- Ligni-
1. a combining form meaning “wood,” used in the formation of compound words: ligniform. combining form 1. indicating wood: lignocellulose word-forming element meaning “wood,” from Latin lignum “wood, firewood,” from PIE *leg-no-, literally “that which is collected,” from root *leg- “to collect” (see lecture (n.)).
- Lignicolous
/lɪɡˈnɪkələs/ adjective 1. growing or living on or in wood
- Lignified
[lig-nuh-fahy] /ˈlɪg nəˌfaɪ/ verb (used with object), lignified, lignifying. 1. to convert into wood; cause to become woody. verb (used without object), lignified, lignifying. 2. to become wood or woody. /ˈlɪɡnɪˌfaɪ/ verb -fies, -fying, -fied 1. (botany) to make or become woody as a result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls lignify […]
- Ligniform
[lig-nuh-fawrm] /ˈlɪg nəˌfɔrm/ adjective 1. having the form of wood; resembling wood, as a variety of asbestos. /ˈlɪɡnɪˌfɔːm/ adjective 1. having the appearance of wood