💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lineation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| slickensidenoun | (geology) A smooth, striated rock surface caused by the friction of one mass sliding over another |
| lineanoun | (astronomy, geology) Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface. |
| strandlinenoun | The linear mark left (on a beach etc.) by high water; (geology) the line that marks the interface between land and water; a shoreline; it changes daily, and over geologic time. |
| linenoun | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| faultlinenoun | Alternative form of fault line. [(geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth.] |
| pitlinenoun | A line of pits, typically on a bone |
| neatlinenoun | (cartography) The innermost line near the edge of a printed map which separates it from the margin. |
| outlinenoun | A general description of some subject. |
| lin.noun | Abbreviation of Lincolnshire or Lincoln. |
| line of dipnoun | (geology) A line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon |
| leylinenoun | Alternative spelling of ley line. [(chiefly occult) A supposed alignment of ancient sacred sites, such as megalith structures, along straight lines of mystical power.] |
| groundlinenoun | (fishing) A weighted fishing line that lies along the floor of the body of water in which the user is fishing. |
| line segmentnoun | (geometry) A part of a straight line bounded by two points. |
| gridlinenoun | (computing, graphical user interface) A line that forms part of a grid. |
| fault-linenoun | Alternative form of fault line. [(geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth.] |
| clifflinenoun | The shape, outline, or boundary of a cliff. |
| half-linenoun | (geometry) ray; a line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point. |
| one-line skynoun | (geography) The landform of a narrow passage between huge rocks, where the sky looks like a single line. |
| fieldlinenoun | Alternative spelling of field line. [(physics) A visual aid for visualizing vector fields; a line drawn such that the direction of its tangent at any point equals the direction of the vector at that point.] |
| delineationnoun | The act of delineating; depiction. |
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