LINEATION Definition & Meaning

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lineation

[ lin-ee-ey-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

lineation

/ ˌ��ɪ��ɪˈ��ɪʃə�� /

noun

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of lineation¹

1350–1400; Middle English lyneacion < Late Latin ��ī�Ա��پ�ō��- (stem of ��ī�Ա��پ�ō ) the drawing of a line, Latin: direction, line. See lineate, -ion

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Aided by Kooser’s artful lineation, we are whisked from room to room, the quick in pursuit of the dead.

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What was expected was that the basal rock would show lineations from the scouring effects of ice that has been moving across it for millions of years.

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Likewise, Libya makes an entry with glacial lineations in the Murzuq Basin that are several kilometres long.

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Europa turns out to be as smooth as a billiard ball despite the network of lineations.

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Crooked and jagged, the lineation is a lifetime on display — the joy, sadness, euphoria and thrill of every breath.

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