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Lineation

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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.
strandlinenounThe 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.
linenounA path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
faultlinenounAlternative form of fault line. [(geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth.]
pitlinenounA 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.
outlinenounA general description of some subject.
lin.nounAbbreviation 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
leylinenounAlternative 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-linenounAlternative form of fault line. [(geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth.]
clifflinenounThe 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.
fieldlinenounAlternative 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.]
delineationnounThe act of delineating; depiction.

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