LINEATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lineation mean? 

• LINEATION (noun)
  The noun LINEATION has 2 senses:

1. the line that appears to bound an object

2. the act of marking or outlining with lines

  Familiarity information: LINEATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LINEATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The line that appears to bound an object

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

lineation; outline

Hypernyms ("lineation" is a kind of...):

bound; boundary; bounds (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lineation"):

coastline (the outline of a coast)

profile (an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side))

silhouette (an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow))

skyline (the outline of objects seen against the sky)

Derivation:

line (mark with lines)

line (make a mark or lines on a surface)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of marking or outlining with lines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lineation" is a kind of...):

marking (the act of making a visible mark on a surface)

Derivation:

line (mark with lines)

line (make a mark or lines on a surface)