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The act of marking or outlining with lines
Answer for the clue "The act of marking or outlining with lines ", 9 letters:
lineation
Word definitions for lineation in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context geology English) A linear feature in rock, often structural 2 (context literature English) The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Latin lineationem (nominative lineatio ) "the making in a straight line," noun of action from past participle stem of lineare (see lineament ).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lineations in structural geology are linear structural features within rocks. There are several types of lineations, intersection lineations, crenulation lineations, mineral lineations and stretching lineations being the most common. Lineation field measurements ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the line that appears to bound an object [syn: outline ] the act of marking or outlining with lines
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lineation \Lin`e*a"tion\ (l[i^]n`[-e]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. lineatio the drawing of a line, fr. lineare.] Delineation; a line or lines.
Usage examples of lineation.
Peculiar lineations in the sand had once been irrigation canals, sparkling in the Saharan sun.