English-Thai Dictionary
line
N การผลิต ทีละ มากๆ ใน โรงงานอุตสาหกรรม kan-pa-lid-ti-la-mak-mak-nai-rong-ngan-ud-sa-ha-kam
line
N ความสนใจ ใน งาน หรือ กิจกรรม สายงาน อาชีพ แวดวง kwam-son-jai-nai-ngan-rue-kid-ja-kam
line
N จดหมาย สั้นๆ ข้อความ short letter jod-mai-san-san
line
N ทางรถไฟ railway track tang-rod-fai
line
N ทิศทาง ใน การเคลื่อนไหว direction course tid-tang-nai-kan-kruean-wai
line
N ธุรกิจ การขนส่ง transport company tu-ra-kid-ban-tang
line
N รอยย่น ริ้วรอย รอยตีน กา furrow wrinkle roi-yon
line
N สายโทรศัพท์ สาย โทรเลข sai-to-ra-sab
line
N สินค้า ที่ ผลิต จาก เครื่องจักร goods product sin-ka-ti-pa-lid-jak-krueng-jak
line
N เชือก สายไฟ rope cord chuek
line
N เชื้อสาย ตระกูล วงศ์ตระกูล family chue-sai
line
N เส้น สาย sen
line
N เส้น ทางคมนาคม เส้นทาง เดินรถ เดินเรือ route sen-tang-ka-ma-na-kom
line
N เส้น บรรทัด บรรทัด sen-ban-tad
line
N เส้นศูนย์สูตร equater sen-sun-sud
line
N เส้น แบ่ง เขต เส้น เขต ขอบเขต เขตแดน limit border sen-bang-ked
line
N แถว คิว แนว row teao
line
N แนวทาง นโยบาย วิถีทาง procedure thought policy neao-tang
line
N โครงร่าง รูปร่าง outline krong-rang
line
N โคลง บรรทัด หนึ่ง บาท หนึ่ง ของ โคลง a verse of poetry krong-ban-tad-nuang
line
VI เรียงราย เป็นแถว riang-rai
line
VT ทำให้ เป็น รอย ทำให้ มี ริ้วรอย wrinkle tam-hai-pen-roi
line
VT ปกคลุม cover pok-krum
line
VT ลากเส้น วาด เส้น เขียน เส้น draw lak-sen
line
VT เติม แต่งเติม fill furnish toem
line
VT ใส่ ซับใน บุ reinforce sai-sab-nai
line out
PHRV ลากเส้น วาด เส้น lak-sean
line up
PHRV จัดการ กำหนด jad-kan
line up
PHRV จัดเตรียม ได้รับ เตรียม รับ จัดหา jad-triam
line up
PHRV เขียน หรือ พิมพ์ อยู่ ระดับ เดียวกัน เขียน หรือ พิมพ์ อยู่ ใน บรรทัด เดียวกัน kian-rue-pim-yu-ra-dub-diao-kan
line up
PHRV เข้าแถว คอย อยู่ ใน แถว queue up kao-tel
line up
PHRV เข้าแถว เข้าคิว queue row kao-tel
line up
PHRV เตรียมการ เตรียม จัดการ arrange prepare organize triam-kan
line up
PHRV เรียง จัดแถว จัด แนว riang
line up against
PHRV คัดค้าน kad-kan
line up against
PHRV เรียง เถว พิง riang-taol-ping
line up alongside
PHRV ทำให้ อยู่ ระดับ เดียวกัน line up with tam-hai-yu-ra-dub-diao-kan
line up alongside
PHRV ยืน เข้าแถว ร่วมกับ ตั้งแถว อยู่ กับ line up with yuan-kao-taol-ruam-kab
line up alongside
PHRV สนับสนุน ความคิดเห็น line up with sa-nab-sa-nun-kwam-kid-hen
line up behind
PHRV ติดตาม สนับสนุน tid-tam
line up in
PHRV ตั้งแถว อยู่ ใน สภาพ หรือ สถานที่ ใด สถาน ที่หนึ่ง tang-taeo-yu-nai-sa-phab-rue-sa-tan-ti-dai-sa-tan-ti-nueng
line up with
PHRV ทำให้ อยู่ ระดับ เดียวกัน line up alongside tam-hai-yu-ra-dub-diao-kan
line up with
PHRV ยืน เข้าแถว ร่วมกับ ตั้งแถว อยู่ กับ yuan-kao-taol-ruam-kab
line up with
PHRV สนับสนุน ความคิดเห็น line up alongside sa-nab-sa-nun-kwam-kid-hen
line with
PHRV มี อยู่ ด้านใน มี ซับใน line up alongside me-yu-dan-nai
line with
PHRV เรียงราย ไป ด้วย riang-rai-pai-duai
lineage
N เชื้อสาย สายสกุล สายเลือด สายโลหิต สกุล วงศ์ตระกูล bloodline chue-sai
lineal
ADJ เป็น เส้นตรง linear pen-sen-trong
lineament
N ลักษณะ ภูมิประเทศ lak-sa-na-pu-mi-pra-tad
lineament
N ลักษณะ หน้าตา และ รูปร่าง เค้าหน้า feature lak-sa-na-na-ta-lea-rub-rang
lineament
N ลักษณะเฉพาะ ลักษณะพิเศษ distinctive characteristics lak-sa-na-cha-prow
linear
ADJ เป็น เส้นตรง เป็นแนว ตรง เป็นแนว ยาว lineal pen-sen-trong
linear
ADJ โดยตรง เกี่ยวข้อง เกี่ยวเนื่อง direct connected doi-trong
lineate
ADJ เป็น เส้น เป็น เส้น ตามยาว เป็น ลายเส้น streaked pen-sen
lineated
A ที่ เป็น เส้น ตามยาว ที่ เป็น ลายเส้น
lineation
N การลากเส้น การ ขีดเส้น kan-lak-sen
lineman
N ช่าง ติดตั้ง หรือ ซ่อม สายไฟ หรือ โทรศัพท์ chang-tid-tang-rue-som-sai-fai-rue-to-ra-sab
linemen
N พหูพจน์ ของ lineman(คน เล่น ฟูต บอล ริม สนาม ;ช่างซ่อม โทร สาย
linen
N ผ้า ลินิน pa-li-nin
lineolate
A ที่ ประกอบด้วย เส้น เล็กๆ
liner
N ดินสอ เขียน ขอบตา ดินสอ เขี้ยว คิ้ว eyeliner dinsor-kian-kob-ta
liner
N ผ้า ซับใน ซับใน ที่ บุ รอง pa-sab-nai
liner
N เรือ หรือ เครื่องบิน ที่ เดินทาง ประจำ เส้นทาง สายการบิน ruea-rue-krueang-bin-ti-doen-tang-pra-jam-sen-tang
linesman
N ผู้กำกับเส้น phu-kam-kab-sen
lineup
N รายชื่อ ของ ผู้ เล่นตัว จริง rai-chue-phu-len-tua-jing
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LINE
n.[L. linea, linum; Gr. flax. ] 1. In geometry, a quantity extended in length, without breadth or thickness; or a limit terminating a surface.
2. A slender string; a small cord or rope. The angler uses a line and hook. The seaman uses a hand line, a hauling line, spilling lines, etc.
3. A thread, string or cord extended to direct any operation.
We as by line upon the ocean go.
4. Lineament; a mark in the hand or face.
He tipples palmistry, and dines on all her fortune-telling lines.
5. Delineation; sketch; as the lines of a building.
6. Contour; outline; exterior limit of a figure.
Free as thy stroke, yet faultless as thy line.
7. In writing, printing and engraving, the words and letters which stand on a level in one row, between one margin and another; as a page of thirty lines.
8. In poetry, a verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure.
9. A short letter; a note. I received a line from my friend by the last mail.
1 . A rank or row of soldiers, or the disposition of an army drawn up with an extended front; or the like disposition of a fleet prepared for engagement.
11. A trench or rampart; an extended work in fortification.
Unite thy forces and attack their lines.
12. Method; disposition; as line of order.
13. Extension; limit; border.
Eden stretched her line from Auran eastward to the royal towers of great Seleucia.
14. Equator; equinoctial circle.
When the sun below the line descends -
15. A series or succession of progeny or relations, descending from a common progenitor. We speak of the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings.
16. The twelfth part of an inch.
17. A straight extended mark.
18. A straight or parallel direction. The houses must all stand in a line. Every new building must be set in a line with other on the same street.
19. Occupation; employment; department or course of business. We speak of men in the same line of business.
2 . Course; direction.
What general line of conduct ought to be pursued?
21. Lint or flax. [Seldom used. ]
22. In heraldry, lines are the figures used in armories to divide the shield into different parts, and to compose different figures.
23. In Scripture, line signifies a cord for measuring; also, instruction, doctrine. Psalm 19:4; Isaiah 28:1 , 13, 17.
A right line, a straight or direct line; the shortest line that can be drawn between two points.
Horizontal line, a line drawn parallel to the horizon.
Equinoctial line, in geography, a great circle on the earth's surface, at 9 degrees distance from each pole, and bisecting the earth at that part. In astronomy, the circle which the sun seems to describe, in March and September, when the days and nights are of equal length.
Meridian line, an imaginary circle drawn through the two poles of the earth, and any part of its surface.
A ship of the line, a ship of war large enough to have a place in the line of battle. All ships carrying seventy four or more large guns, are ships of the line. Smaller ships may sometimes be so called.
LINE
v.t.[supposed to be from L. linum, flax, whence linen, which is often used for linings.] 1. To cover on the inside; as a garment lined with linen, fur or silk; a box lined with paper or tin.
2. To put in the inside.
- What if I do line one of their hands?
3. To place along by the side of any thing for guarding; as, to line a hedge with riflemen; to line works with soldiers.
4. To strengthen by additional works or men.
Line and new repair your towns of war with men of courage.
5. To cover; to add a covering; as, to line a crutch.
6. To strengthen with any thing added.
Who lined himself with hope.
7. To impregnate; applied to irrational animals.
LINEAGE
n. Race; progeny; descendants in a line from a common progenitor.
LINEAL
a.[L. linealis, from linea, line. ] 1. Composed of lines; delineated; as lineal designs.
2. In a direct line from an ancestor; as lineal descent; lineal succession.
3. Hereditary; derived from ancestors.
4. Allied by direct descent.
For only you are lineal to the throne.
5. In the direction of a line; as lineal measure.
Lineal measure, the measure of length.
LINEALITY
n.The state of being in the form of a line.
LINEALLY
adv. In a direct line; as, the prince is lineally descended from the conqueror.
LINEAMENT
n.[L. lineamentum.] Feature; form; make; the outline or exterior of a body or figure, particularly of the face.
Man he seems in all his lineaments.
- The lineaments of the body.
- Lineaments of a character.
LINEAR
a.[L. linearis.] 1. Pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction.
2. In botany, like a line; slender; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as linear leaf.
Linear numbers, in mathematics, such as have relation to length only; such is a number which represents one side of a plane figure. If the plane figure is a square, the linear figure is called a root.
Linear problem, that which may be solved geometrically by the intersection of two right lines.
LINEATE
a.In botany, marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines; as a lineate leaf.
LINEATION
n.Draught; delineation, which see.
LINED
pp. Covered on the inside.
LINEN
n.[L. linun, flax, Gr. The sense is probably long, extended or smooth. In the latter sense, it would accord with L. linio, lenio.] 1. Cloth made of flax or hemp.
2. An under garment.
LINEN
a.[L. lineus.] 1. Made of flax or hemp; as linen cloth; a linen stocking.
2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
Fossil-linen, a kind of amianth, with soft, parallel, flexible fibers.
LINEN-DRAPER
n.A person who deals in linens. Linener and linen-man, in a like sense, are obsolete.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LINE
Line, n. Etym: [OE. lin. See Linen. ]
1. Flax; linen. [Obs. ] "Garments made of line. " Spenser.
2. The longer and fiber of flax.
LINE
Line, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lined; p. pr. & vb. n. Lining. ]
1. To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin. The inside lined with rich carnation silk. W. Browne.
2. To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money. The charge amounteth very high for any one man's purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto. Carew.Till coffee has her stomach lined. Swift.
3. To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify; as, to line works with soldiers. Line and new repair our towns of war With men of courage and with means defendant. Shak.
4. To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals. Creech. Lined gold, gold foil having a lining of another metal.
LINE
Line, n. Etym: [OE. line, AS. line cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See Linen. ]
1. linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline. Who so layeth lines for to latch fowls. Piers Plowman.
2. A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line.
3. The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel.
4. Direction; as, the line sight or vision.
5. A row of letters, words, etc. , written or printed; esp. , a row of words extending across a page or column.
6. A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend.
7. (Poet. )
Defn: A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. In the preceding line Ulysses speaks of Nausicaa. Broome.
8. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. He is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is not the line of a first-rate man. Coleridge.
9. (Math. )
Defn: That which has length, but not breadth or thickness.
1 . The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline. Eden stretched her line From Auran eastward to the royal towers Of great Seleucia. Milton.
11. A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark. Though on his brow were graven lines austere. Byron. He tipples palmistry, and dines On all her fortune-telling lines.Cleveland.
12. Lineament; feature; figure. "The lines of my boy's face. " Shak.
13. A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers. Unite thy forces and attack their lines. Dryden.
14. A series or succession of ancestors or descand ants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings. Of his lineage am I, and his offspring By very line, as of the stock real. Chaucer.
15. A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc. ; as, a line of stages; an express line.
16. (Geog.) (a ) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. (b ) The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.
17. A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc. , marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline.
18. (Script. ) (a ) A measuring line or cord. He marketh it out with a line. Is. xliv. 13.
(b ) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yes. I have a goodly heritage. Ps. xvi. 6.
(c ) Instruction; doctrine. Their line is gone out through all the earth. Ps. xix. 4.
19. (Mach. )
Defn: The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line or out of line.
2 . The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.
21. (Mil. ) (a ) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column. (b ) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
22. (Fort. ) (a ) A trench or rampart. (b ) pl.
Defn: Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
23. pl. (Shipbuilding )
Defn: form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and obique sections.
24. (Mus. )
Defn: One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
25. (Stock Exchange )
Defn: A number of shares taken by a jobber.
26. (Trade )
Defn: A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc. McElrath.
27. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name.
28. pl.
Defn: The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver. [U. S.]
29. A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch. Hard lines, hard lot. C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.] -- Line breeding (Stockbreeding ), breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother. -- Line conch (Zoöl.), a spiral marine shell (Fasciolaria distans ), of Florida and the West Indies. It is marked by narrow, dark, revolving lines. -- Line engraving. (a ) Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved. (b ) A picture produced by printing from such an engraving. -- Line of battle. (a ) (Mil Tactics ) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver. (b ) (Naval ) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement. -- Line of battle ship. See Ship of the line, below. -- Line of beauty (Fine Arts ),an abstract line supposed to be beautiful in itself and absolutely; -- differently represented by different authors, often as a kind of elongated S (like the one drawn by Hogarth ). -- Line of centers. (Mach. ) (a ) A line joining two centers, or fulcra, as of wheels or levers. (b ) A line which determines a dead center. See Dead center, under Dead. -- Line of dip (Geol.), 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. -- Line of fire (Mil. ), the direction of fire. -- Line of force (Physics ), any line in a space in which forces are acting, so drawn that at every point of the line its tangent is the direction of the resultant of all the forces. It cuts at right angles every equipotential surface which it meets. Specifically (Magnetism ), a line in proximity to a magnet so drawn that any point in it is tangential with the direction of a short compass needle held at that point. Faraday. -- Line of life (Palmistry ), a line on the inside of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life. -- Line of lines. See Gunter's line. -- Line of march. (Mil. ) (a ) Arrangement of troops for marching. (b ) Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching. -- Line of operations, that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object. H. W. Halleck. -- Line of sight (Firearms ), the line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object. -- Line tub (Naut. ), a tub in which the line carried by a whaleboat is coiled. -- Mason and Dixon's line, the boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, as run before the Revolution (1764 -1767 ) by two English astronomers named Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. In an extended sense, the line between the free and the slave States. -- On the line, on a level with the eye of the spectator; -- said of a picture, as hung in an exhibition of pictures. -- Right line a picture, as hung in an exhibition of pictures. -- Right line, a straight line; the shortest line that can be drawn between two points. -- Ship of the line, formerly, a ship of war large enough to have a place in the line of battle; a vessel superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker; -- called also line of battle ship. Totten. -- To cross the line, to cross the equator, as a vessel at sea. -- To give a person line, to allow him more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him, like a hooked fish that swims away with the line. -- Water line (Shipbuilding ), the outline of a horizontal section of a vessel, as when floating in the water.
LINE
LINE Line, v. t.
1. To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book. He had a healthy color in his cheeks, and his face, though lined, bore few traces of anxiety. Dickens.
2. To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray. [R.] "Pictures fairest lined. " Shak.
3. To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn. This custom of reading or lining, or, as it was frequently called "deaconing' the hymn or psalm in the churches, was brought about partly from necessity. N. D. Gould.
4. To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops. To line bees, to track wild bees to their nest by following their line of flight. -- To line up (Mach. ), to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running. See 3d Line, 19.
LINEAGE
Lin "e *age, n. Etym: [OE. linage, F. lignage, fr. L. linea line. See 3d Line. ]
Defn: Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage. Both the lineage and the certain sire From which I sprung, from me are hidden yet. Spenser.
LINEAL
Lin "e *al, a. Etym: [L. linealis belonging to a line, fr. linea line: cf. F. linéal. See 3d Line. ]
1. Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant. The prime and ancient right of lineal succession. Locke.
2. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to ). For only you are lineal to the throne. Dryden.
3. Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs.
4. In the direction of a line; of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude. Lineal measure, the measure of length; -- usually written linear measure.
LINEALITY
LINEALITY Lin `e *al "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being linea
LINEALLY
LINEALLY Lin "e *al *ly, adv.
Defn: In a lineal manner; as, the prince is lineally descended from the Conqueror.
LINEAMENT
Lin "e *a *ment, n. Etym: [L. lineamentum, fr. linea line: cf. F.linéament. See 3d Line. ]
Defn: One of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks, of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark; - - usually in the plural. "The lineaments of the body. " Locke. "Lineaments in the character. " Swift. Man he seems In all his lineaments. Milton.
LINEAR
Lin "e *ar, a. Etym: [L. linearis, linearius, fr. linea line: cf. F.linéaire. See 3d Line. ]
1. Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf. Linear differential (Math. ), an equation which is of the first degree, when the expression which is equated to zero is regarded as a function of the dependent variable and its differential coefficients. -- Linear equation (Math. ), an equation of the first degree between two variables; -- so called because every such equation may be considered as representing a right line. -- Linear measure, the measurement of length. -- Linear numbers (Math. ), such numbers as have relation to length only: such is a number which represents one side of a plane figure. If the plane figure is square, the linear figure is called a root. -- Linear problem (Geom.), a problem which may be solved geometrically by the use of right lines alone. -- Linear transformation (Alg. ), a change of variables where each variable is replaced by a function of the first degree in the new variable.
LINEARENSATE
LINEARENSATE Lin `e *ar *en "sate, a. (Bot. )
Defn: Having the form of a sword, but very long and narrow.
LINEARLY
LINEARLY Lin "e *ar *ly, adv.
Defn: In a linear manner; with lines.
LINEAR-SHAPED
LINEAR-SHAPED Lin "e *ar-shaped `, a.
Defn: Of a linear shape.
LINEARY
LINEARY Lin "e *a *ry, a.
Defn: Linear. Holland.
LINEATE; LINEATED
Lin "e *ate, Lin "e *a `ted, a. Etym: [L. lineatus, p. p. of lineare to reduce to a straight line, fr. linea line. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Marked with lines.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines; as, a lineate leaf.
LINEATION
Lin `e *a "tion, n. Etym: [L. lineatio the drawing of a line, fr. lineare.]
Defn: Delineation; a line or lines.
LINEATURE
LINEATURE Lin "e *a *ture, n.
Defn: Anything having outline. [R.] Holland.
LINEMAN
Line "man, n.; pl. Linemen (.
1. One who carried the line in surveying, etc.
2. A man employed to examine the rails of a railroad to see if they are in good condition; also, a man employed to repair telegraph lines.
LINEN
Lin "en, a. Etym: [OE. , fr. lin linen. See Linen, n.
1.]
Defn: Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.
2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
LINEN
Lin "en, n. Etym: [Prop. an adj. from OE. lin. flax, AS. lin flax, whence linen made of flax; akin to OS. , Icel., & MHG. lin flax and linen, G. lein, leinen, linen, Sw. lin flax, Goth. lein linen, L. linum flax, linen, Gr. Line, Linseed. ]
1. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely ) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc. "In linen white as milk. " Robert of Brunne.
2. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen. Linen draper, a dealer in linen. -- Linen prover, a small microscope for counting the threads in a given space in linen fabrics. -- Linen scroll, Linen pattern (Arch. ), an ornament for filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff symmetrically disposed.
LINENER
LINENER Lin "en *er, n.
Defn: A dealer in linen; a linen draper. [Obs. ]
LINEOLATE
Lin "e *o *late, a. Etym: [L. lineola, dim. of linea line. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Marked with little lines.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Marked longitudinally with fine lines. Gray.
LINER
LINER Lin "er, n.
1. One who lines, as, a liner of shoes.
2. A vessel belonging to a regular line of packets; also, a line-of- battle ship; a ship of the line.
3. (Mach. )
Defn: A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or adjust them, fill a space, etc. ,; a shim.
4. (Steam Engine )
Defn: A lining within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.
5. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc. , are fastened for grinding.
6. (Baseball )
Defn: A ball which, when struck, flies through the air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground.
LINE-UP; LINEUP
LINE-UP; LINEUP Line "-up `, Line "up `, n.
Defn: The formation of football players before the start or a restart of play; hence (Colloq. ),
Defn: any arrangement of persons (rarely, of things ), esp. when having a common purpose or sentiment; as, the line-up at a ticket- office window; the line-up of political factions.
New American Oxford Dictionary
line
line 1 |līn laɪn | ▶noun 1 a long, narrow mark or band: a row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line | I can't draw a straight line. • Mathematics a straight or curved continuous extent of length without breadth. • a positioning or movement of a thing or things that creates or appears to follow such a line: her mouth set in an angry line | the ball rose in a straight line. • a furrow or wrinkle in the skin of the face or hands. • a contour or outline considered as a feature of design or composition: crisp architectural lines | the artist's use of clean line and color. • (on a map or graph ) a curve connecting all points having a specified common property. • a line marking the starting or finishing point in a race. • a line marked on a field or court that relates to the rules of a game or sport. • Football the line of scrimmage. • ( the Line ) the equator. • a notional limit or boundary: the issue of peace cut across class lines | television blurs the line between news and entertainment. • each of the very narrow horizontal sections forming a television picture. • Physics a narrow range of the spectrum noticeably brighter or darker than the adjacent parts. • (the line ) the level of the base of most letters, such as h and x, in printing and writing. • [ as modifier ] Printing & Computing denoting an illustration or graphic consisting of lines and solid areas, with no gradation of tone: a line block | line art. • each of (usually five ) horizontal lines forming a staff in musical notation. • a sequence of notes or tones forming an instrumental or vocal melody: a powerful melodic line. • a dose of a powdered narcotic or hallucinatory drug, esp. cocaine or heroin, laid out in a line. 2 a length of cord, rope, wire, or other material serving a particular purpose: wring the clothes and hang them on the line | a telephone line. • a telephone connection: she had a crank on the line . • a railroad track. • a branch or route of a railroad system: the Philadelphia to Baltimore line. • a company that provides ships, aircraft, or buses on particular routes on a regular basis: a major shipping line. 3 a horizontal row of written or printed words. • a part of a poem forming one such row: each stanza has eight lines. • (lines ) the words of an actor's part in a play or film. • (lines ) Brit. an amount of text or number of repetitions of a sentence written out as a school punishment. 4 a row of people or things: a line of acolytes proceeded down the aisle. • a row or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed. • a connected series of people following one another in time (used esp. of several generations of a family ): we follow the history of a family through the male line. • (in football, hockey, etc. ) a set of players in the forwardmost positions for offense or defense. • Football one of the positions on the line of scrimmage. • a series of related things: the bill is the latest in a long line of measures to protect society from criminals. • a range of commercial goods: the company intends to hire more people and expand its product line. • informal a false or exaggerated account or story: he feeds me a line about this operation. • the point spread for sports events on which bets may be made. 5 an area or branch of activity: the stresses unique to their line of work . • a direction, course, or channel: lines of communication | he opened another line of attack. • (lines ) a manner of doing or thinking about something: you can't run a business on these lines | the superintendent was thinking along the same lines. • an agreed-upon approach; a policy: the official line is that there were no chemical attacks on allied troops. 6 a connected series of military fieldworks or defenses facing an enemy force: raids behind enemy lines. • an arrangement of soldiers or ships in a column or line formation; a line of battle. • (the line ) regular army regiments (as opposed to auxiliary forces or household troops ). ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 stand or be positioned at intervals along: a processional route lined by people waving flags. 2 (usu. as adj. lined ) mark or cover with lines: a thin woman with a lined face | lined paper. 3 Baseball hit a line drive. PHRASES above the line 1 Finance denoting or relating to money spent on items of current expenditure. 2 Bridge denoting bonus points and penalty points, which do not count toward the game. all ( the way ) down (or along ) the line at every point or stage: the mistakes were caused by lack of care all down the line. along (or down ) the line at a further, later, or unspecified point: I knew that somewhere down the line there would be an inquest. below the line 1 Finance denoting or relating to money spent on items of capital expenditure. 2 Bridge denoting points for tricks bid and won, which count toward the game. bring someone /something into line cause someone or something to conform: the change in the law will bring Britain into line with Europe. come down to the line (of a race ) be closely fought right until the end. come into line conform: Britain has come into line with other Western democracies in giving the vote to its citizens living abroad. the end of the line see the end of the road at end. get a line on informal learn something about. in line 1 under control: that threat kept a lot of people in line . 2 in a row waiting to proceed: I always peer at other people's shopping carts as we stand in line . in line for likely to receive: she might be in line for a cabinet post. in the line of duty while one is working (used mainly of police officers, firefighters, or soldiers ). in (or out of ) line with in (or not in ) alignment or accordance with: remuneration is in line with comparable international organizations. lay (or put ) it on the line speak frankly. ( draw ) a line in the sand (state that one has reached ) a point beyond which one will not go. line of communications see communication. line of credit an amount of credit extended to a borrower. line of fire the expected path of gunfire or a missile: residents within line of fire were evacuated from their homes. line of flight the route taken through the air. line of force an imaginary line that represents the strength and direction of a magnetic, gravitational, or electric field at any point. the line of least resistance see resistance. line of march the route taken in marching. line of sight a straight line along which an observer has unobstructed vision: a building that obstructs our line of sight. line of vision the straight line along which an observer looks: Jimmy moved forward into Len's line of vision. on the line 1 at serious risk: their careers were on the line. 2 (of a picture in an exhibition ) hung with its center about level with the spectator's eye. out of line informal behaving in a way that breaks the rules or is considered disreputable or inappropriate: he had never stepped out of line with her before. PHRASAL VERBS line out Baseball be put out by hitting a line drive that is caught. line something out transplant seedlings from beds into nursery lines, where they are grown before being moved to their permanent position. line someone /something up 1 arrange a number of people or things in a straight row. • (line up ) (of a number of people or things ) be arranged in this way: we would line up across the parade ground, shoulder to shoulder. 2 have someone or something ready or prepared: have you got any work lined up? ORIGIN Old English līne ‘rope, series, ’ probably of Germanic origin, from Latin linea (fibra )‘flax (fiber ),’ from linum ‘flax, ’ reinforced in Middle English by Old French ligne, based on Latin linea.
line
line 2 |laɪn līn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cover the inside surface of (a container or garment ) with a layer of different material: a basket lined with polyethylene. • form a layer on the inside surface of (an area ); cover as if with a lining: hundreds of telegrams lined the walls. PHRASES line one's pockets make money, esp. by dishonest means. ORIGIN late Middle English: from obsolete line ‘flax, ’ with reference to the common use of linen for linings.
lineage
lin e age |ˈlinē -ij ˈlaɪnɪʤ | ▶noun 1 lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree. • Anthropology a social group tracing its descent from a single ancestor. 2 Biology a sequence of species each of which is considered to have evolved from its predecessor: the chimpanzee and gorilla lineages. • a sequence of cells in the body that developed from a common ancestral cell: the myeloid lineage. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French lignage, from Latin linea ‘a line ’ (see line 1 ).
lineal
lin e al |ˈlinēəl ˈlɪniəl | ▶adjective 1 in a direct line of descent or ancestry: a lineal descendant. 2 of, relating to, or consisting of lines; linear. DERIVATIVES lin e al ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin linealis, from linea ‘a line ’ (see line 1 ).
lineament
lin e a ment |ˈlin (ē )əmənt ˈlɪniəmənt | ▶noun 1 (usu. lineaments ) literary a distinctive feature or characteristic, esp. of the face. 2 Geology a linear feature on the earth's surface, such as a fault. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin lineamentum, from lineare ‘make straight, ’ from linea ‘a line ’ (see line 1 ).
linear
lin e ar |ˈlinēər ˈlɪniər | ▶adjective 1 arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line: linear arrangements | linear in shape | linear movement. • consisting of or predominantly formed using lines or outlines: simple linear designs. • involving one dimension only: linear elasticity. • Mathematics able to be represented by a straight line on a graph; involving or exhibiting directly proportional change in two related quantities: linear functions | linear relationship. 2 progressing from one stage to another in a single series of steps; sequential: a linear narrative. DERIVATIVES lin e ar i ty |ˌlinēˈarətē |noun, lin e ar ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin linearis, from linea ‘a line ’ (see line 1 ).
Linear A
Lin e ar A the earlier of two related forms of writing discovered at Knossos in Crete between 1894 and 1901, found on tablets and vases dating from c. 1700 to 1450 bc and still largely unintelligible.
linear accelerator
lin e ar ac cel er a tor ▶noun Physics an accelerator in which particles travel in straight lines, not in closed orbits.
Linear B
Lin e ar B |ˌlɪniər ˈbi | a form of Bronze Age writing discovered on tablets in Crete, dating from c. 1400 to 1200 bc. In 1952, it was shown to be a syllabic script composed of linear signs, derived from Linear A and older Minoan scripts, representing a form of Mycenaean Greek.
linear equation
lin e ar e qua tion ▶noun an equation between two variables that gives a straight line when plotted on a graph.
linearize
lin e ar ize |ˈlinēəˌrīz ˈlɪniəraɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] technical make linear; represent in or transform into a linear form. DERIVATIVES lin e ar i za tion |ˌlinēərəˈzāSHən |noun, lin e ar iz er noun
linear motor
lin e ar mo tor ▶noun an electric induction motor that produces straight-line motion (as opposed to rotary motion ) by means of a linear stator and rotor placed in parallel. It has been used to drive streetcars and monorails, where one part of the motor is on the underside of the vehicle and the other is in the track.
linear perspective
lin e ar per spec tive ▶noun a type of perspective used by artists in which the relative size, shape, and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon.
linear programming
lin e ar pro gram ming ▶noun a mathematical technique for maximizing or minimizing a linear function of several variables, such as output or cost.
lineation
lin e a tion |ˌlinēˈāSHən ˌlɪniˈeɪʃən | ▶noun the action or process of drawing lines or marking with lines. • a line or linear marking; an arrangement or group of lines: magnetic lineations. • a contour or outline. • the division of text into lines: the punctuation and lineation are reproduced accurately. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin lineatio (n- ), from lineare ‘make straight. ’
linebacker
line back er |ˈlīnˌbakər ˈlaɪnˌbækər | ▶noun Football a defensive player normally positioned behind the line of scrimmage, but in front of the safeties.
line breeding
line breed ing ▶noun the selective breeding of animals for a desired feature by mating them within a closely related line.
line cut
line cut ▶noun an engraving from a drawing consisting of solid blacks and whites, without gradations of color.
line dancing
line danc ing |laɪn dænsɪŋ | ▶noun a type of country and western dancing in which dancers line up in a row without partners and follow a choreographed pattern of steps to music. DERIVATIVES line dance noun, line-dance verb, line danc er noun
line drawing
line draw ing |ˈlaɪn ˌdroɪŋ | ▶noun a drawing done using only narrow lines, the variation of which, in width and density, produce such effects as tone and shading.
line drive
line drive |laɪn draɪv | ▶noun Baseball a powerfully hit ball that travels in the air and relatively close to and parallel with the ground.
line engraving
line en grav ing ▶noun the art or technique of engraving by lines incised on the plate, as distinguished from etching and mezzotint. • an engraving executed in this manner. DERIVATIVES line-en graved adjective, line en grav er noun
line feed
line feed ▶noun the action of advancing paper in a printing machine by the space of one line. • Computing the analogous movement of text on a computer screen.
linefish
line |fish ▶noun [ mass noun ] S. African fish of smaller species, caught from the shore or with lines from boats rather than by trawlers.
line-in
line-in ▶noun an input socket in an electrical device.
line integral
line in te gral ▶noun Mathematics the integral, taken along a line, of any function that has a continuously varying value along that line.
Line Islands
Line Is lands a group of 11 islands in the central Pacific Ocean that straddle the equator south of Hawaii. Eight of the islands, including Kiritimati (Christmas Island ), form part of Kiribati; the remaining three are uninhabited dependencies of the US.
line item
line i tem ▶noun an entry that appears on a separate line in a bookkeeping ledger or a fiscal budget. • a single item in a legislative appropriations bill.
line-item veto
line-i tem ve to ▶noun (also item veto ) the power of a president, governor, or other elected executive to reject individual provisions of a bill.
Lineker, Gary
Lineker, Gary |ˈlɪnɪkə | (b.1960 ), English footballer; full name Gary Winston Lineker. A striker with Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, and Tottenham Hotspur, he scored 48 goals for England, one short of Bobby Charlton's record.
lineman
line man |ˈlīnmən ˈlaɪnmən | ▶noun ( pl. linemen ) 1 a person employed in laying and maintaining railroad track. • a person employed for the repair and maintenance of telephone or electricity power lines. 2 Football a player normally positioned on the line of scrimmage.
line manager
line man ag er |laɪn ˈmænɪʤər | ▶noun chiefly Brit. a person with direct managerial responsibility for a particular employee. DERIVATIVES line man age ment noun
linen
lin en |ˈlinin ˈlɪnɪn | ▶noun cloth woven from flax. • garments or other household articles such as sheets made, or originally made, of linen. ORIGIN Old English līnen (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of flax ’); related to Dutch linnen, German Leinen, also to obsolete line ‘flax. ’
linen basket
linen bas ¦ket ▶noun chiefly Brit. a receptacle with a lid, for holding soiled clothing.
linenfold
lin en fold |ˈlininˌfōld ˈlɪnɪnfoʊld | ▶noun carved or molded ornaments, esp. on a panel, representing folds or scrolls of linen.
line of battle
line of bat tle ▶noun a disposition of troops for action in battle. • historical a battle formation of warships in line ahead (one behind another ).
line of scrimmage
line of scrim mage ▶noun Football the imaginary line separating the teams at the beginning of a play.
line-out
line-out ▶noun 1 Rugby a formation of parallel lines of opposing forwards at right angles to the touchline when the ball is thrown in. • an occasion when the ball is thrown in to a line-out. 2 an output socket in an electrical device.
line printer
line print er |ˈlaɪn ˌprɪntər | ▶noun a machine that prints output from a computer a line at a time rather than character by character.
liner
lin er 1 |ˈlīnər ˈlaɪnər | ▶noun 1 (also ocean liner ) a large luxurious passenger ship of a type formerly used on a regular line. 2 a fine paintbrush used for painting thin lines and for outlining. • a cosmetic used for outlining or accentuating a facial feature, or a brush or pencil for applying this. 3 informal another term for line drive.
liner
lin er 2 |ˈlaɪnər ˈlīnər | ▶noun a lining in an appliance, device, or container, esp. a removable one, in particular: • the lining of a garment. • (also cylinder liner ) a replaceable metal sleeve placed within the cylinder of an engine, forming a durable surface to withstand wear from the piston.
liner note
lin er note |ˈlaɪnər noʊt | ▶noun (usu. liner notes ) the text printed on a paper insert issued as part of the packaging of a compact disc or on the sleeve of a phonograph record.
line score
line score ▶noun a summary of the scoring in a game displayed in a horizontal table, esp. an inning-by-inning record of the runs, hits, and errors in a baseball game.
lineside
line |side |ˈlʌɪnsʌɪd | ▶noun Brit. the area adjacent to a railway track.
linesman
lines man |ˈlīnzmən ˈlaɪnzmən | ▶noun ( pl. linesmen ) (in games played on a field or court ) an official who assists the referee or umpire from the sideline, esp. in deciding on whether the ball is out of play.
line spectrum
line spec trum ▶noun Physics an emission spectrum consisting of separate isolated lines. • an emission (of light, sound, or other radiation ) composed of a number of discrete frequencies or energies.
line squall
line squall ▶noun Meteorology a violent local storm occurring as one of a number along a cold front.
lineup
line up |ˈlīnˌəp ˈlaɪnəp | ▶noun 1 a group of people or things brought together in a particular context, esp. the members of a sports team or a group of musicians or other entertainers: a talented batting lineup. • the schedule of television programs for a particular period: NBC's Thursday lineup of hit comedies. 2 a line of people or things. • a group of people including a suspect for a crime assembled for the purpose of having an eyewitness identify the suspect from among them.
line work
line work ▶noun 1 drawings or designs carried out with a pen or pencil, as opposed to wash or similar techniques. 2 work on lines, esp. as a lineman or a production-line worker.
Oxford Dictionary
line
line 1 |lʌɪn | ▶noun 1 a long, narrow mark or band: a row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line | I can't draw a straight line. • Mathematics a straight or curved continuous extent of length without breadth. • a direct course: the ball rose in a straight line. • a furrow or wrinkle in the skin, especially on the face. • a contour or outline considered as a feature of design or composition: crisp architectural lines | [ mass noun ] : the artist's use of clean line and colour. • (on a map or graph ) a curve connecting all points having a specified common property. • a line marking the starting or finishing point in a race. • (in football, hockey, etc. ) the goal line: Dunne was on hand to bundle the ball over the line | video evidence suggests the ball did not cross the line. • ( the Line ) the equator. • a notional limit or boundary: the issue of peace cut across class lines | television blurs the line between news and entertainment. • each of the very narrow horizontal sections forming a television picture. • Physics a narrow range of the spectrum that is noticeably brighter or darker than the adjacent parts. • (the line ) the level of the base of most letters, such as h and x, in printing and writing. • [ as modifier ] Printing & Computing denoting an image consisting of lines and solid areas, with no gradation of tone: a line block | line art. • each of (usually five ) horizontal lines forming a stave in musical notation. • a sequence of notes or tones forming an instrumental or vocal melody: a powerful melodic line. • informal a dose of a powdered narcotic drug, especially cocaine, laid out in a line ready to be taken. 2 a length of cord, rope, wire, or other material serving a particular purpose: Lily pegged the washing on the line. • a telephone connection or service: I've got Inspector Jackson on the line for you | a freephone advice line. • a railway track: passengers were hit by delays caused by leaves on the line. • a branch or route of a railway system: the Glasgow to London line. • a company that provides ships, aircraft, or buses on particular routes on a regular basis: a major shipping line. 3 a horizontal row of written or printed words. • a part of a poem or song forming one row of written or printed words: each stanza has eight lines. • (lines ) the words of an actor's part in a play or film. • (lines ) Brit. an amount of text or number of repetitions of a sentence written out as a school punishment. 4 a row of people or things: a line of altar boys proceeded down the aisle. • N. Amer. a queue. • a connected series of people following one another in time (used especially of several generations of a family ): we follow the history of a family through the male line. • a series of related things: the bill is the latest in a long line of measures to protect society from criminals. • a range of commercial goods: the company intends to hire more people and expand its product line. 5 an area or branch of activity: the stresses unique to their line of work . • a direction, course, or channel: he opened another line of attack. • (lines ) a manner of doing or thinking about something: you can't run a business on these lines | the superintendent was thinking along the same lines. • an agreed approach; a policy: the official line is that there were no chemical attacks on allied troops. • informal a false or exaggerated remark or story: he fed me a line about some nightclubbing Japanese photographer | none of my chat-up lines ever worked. 6 a connected series of military fieldworks or defences facing an enemy force: raids behind enemy lines. • an arrangement of soldiers or ships in a column or line formation; a line of battle. • (the line ) regular army regiments (as opposed to auxiliary forces or household troops ). ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 stand or be positioned at intervals along: a processional route lined by people waving flags. 2 (usu. as adj. lined ) mark or cover with lines: a thin woman with a lined face | lined paper. PHRASES above the line 1 Finance denoting or relating to money spent on items of current expenditure. 2 Bridge denoting bonus points and penalty points, which do not count towards the game. all ( the way ) down (or along ) the line at every point or stage: the mistakes were due to lack of care all down the line. along (or down ) the line at a further, later, or unspecified point: I knew that somewhere down the line there would be an inquest. below the line 1 Finance denoting or relating to money spent on items of capital expenditure. 2 Bridge denoting points for tricks bid and won, which count towards the game. bring someone /thing into line cause someone or something to conform: the change in the law will bring Britain into line with Europe. come down to the line (of a race ) be closely fought right until the end. come into line conform: Britain has come into line with other Western democracies in giving the vote to its citizens living abroad. do a line with Irish & NZ informal have a regular romantic or sexual romantic relationship with (someone ). the end of the line see the end of the road at end. the point at which further effort is unproductive or one can go no further. get a line on informal learn something about. in line 1 under control: that threat kept a lot of people in line . 2 chiefly N. Amer. in a queue: we stood in line at the counter. in line for likely to receive: the club are in line for a windfall of three hundred thousand pounds. in the line of duty while one is working (used mainly of police officers or soldiers ). in (or out of ) line with in (or not in ) alignment or accordance with: remuneration is in line with comparable international organizations. lay (or put ) it on the line speak frankly. ( draw ) a line in the sand (state that one has reached ) a point beyond which one will not go. line abreast Nautical a formation in which a number of ships travel side by side. line ahead Nautical a formation in which a number of ships follow one another in a line. line astern a formation in which a number of aircraft or ships follow one another in a line. line of battle a disposition of troops for action in battle. • historical a battle formation of warships following one another in a line. line of communications a means of connection between an army in the field and its bases. line of credit an amount of credit extended to a borrower. line of fire the expected path of gunfire or a missile: residents within line of fire were evacuated from their homes. line of flight a route taken through the air. line of force an imaginary line which represents the strength and direction of a magnetic, gravitational, or electric field at any point. the line of least resistance see resistance. line of march the route taken in marching. line of scrimmage American Football the imaginary line separating the teams at the beginning of a play. line of sight a straight line along which an observer has unobstructed vision: a building which obstructs our line of sight. line of vision the straight line along which an observer looks: Jimmy moved forward into Len's line of vision. on the line 1 at serious risk: their careers were on the line. 2 (of a picture in an exhibition ) hung with its centre about level with the spectator's eye. out of line informal behaving in a way that breaks the rules or is considered inappropriate: he had never stepped out of line with her before. PHRASAL VERBS line out Baseball be caught out after hitting a line drive. line something out transplant seedlings from beds into nursery lines, where they are grown before being moved to their permanent position. line someone /thing up 1 arrange a number of people or things in a straight row: they lined them up and shot them. • (line up ) (of a number of people or things ) stand or be arranged in a straight row: we would line up across the parade ground, shoulder to shoulder. 2 have someone or something ready or prepared: have you got any work lined up? ORIGIN Old English līne ‘rope, series ’, probably of Germanic origin, from Latin linea (fibra ) ‘flax (fibre )’, from Latin linum ‘flax ’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French ligne, based on Latin linea.
line
line 2 |lʌɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cover the inside surface of (a container or garment ) with a layer of different material: a basket lined with polythene. • form a layer on the inside surface of (an area ); cover as if with a lining: hundreds of telegrams lined the walls. PHRASES line one's pocket informal make money, especially by dishonest means. line one's stomach informal fill one's stomach. ORIGIN late Middle English: from obsolete line ‘flax ’, with reference to the common use of linen for linings.
lineage
lineage |ˈlɪnɪɪdʒ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree. • [ count noun ] Anthropology a social group tracing its descent from a single ancestor. 2 Biology a sequence of species each of which is considered to have evolved from its predecessor: the chimpanzee and gorilla lineages. • a sequence of cells in the body which developed from a common ancestral cell: the myeloid lineage. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French lignage, from Latin linea ‘a line ’ (see line 1 ).
lineal
lineal |ˈlɪnɪəl | ▶adjective 1 in a direct line of descent or ancestry: a lineal descendant. 2 relating to or consisting of lines; linear. DERIVATIVES lineally adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin linealis, from linea ‘a line ’ (see line 1 ).
lineament
lineament |ˈlɪnɪəm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 (usu. lineaments ) literary a distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face. 2 Geology a linear feature on the earth's surface, such as a fault. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin lineamentum, from lineare ‘make straight ’, from linea ‘a line ’ (see line 1 ).
linear
linear |ˈlɪnɪə | ▶adjective 1 arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line: linear movement. • consisting of or predominantly formed using lines or outlines: simple linear designs. • involving one dimension only: linear elasticity. • Mathematics able to be represented by a straight line on a graph: linear functions. • Mathematics involving or exhibiting directly proportional change in two related quantities: linear relationship. 2 progressing from one stage to another in a single series of steps; sequential: a linear narrative. DERIVATIVES linearity |-ˈarɪti |noun, linearly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin linearis, from linea ‘a line ’ (see line 1 ).
Linear A
Linear A the earlier of two related forms of writing discovered at Knossos in Crete between 1894 and 1901, found on tablets and vases dating from c. 1700 to 1450 bc and still largely unintelligible.
linear accelerator
lin ¦ear ac ¦cel ¦er |ator ▶noun Physics an accelerator in which particles travel in straight lines, not in closed orbits.
Linear B
Linear B a form of Bronze Age writing discovered on tablets in Crete, dating from c. 1400 to 1200 bc. In 1952 it was shown to be a syllabic script composed of linear signs, derived from Linear A and older Minoan scripts, representing a form of Mycenaean Greek.
linear equation
lin ¦ear equa |tion ▶noun an equation between two variables that gives a straight line when plotted on a graph.
linearize
linearize |ˈlɪnɪərʌɪz |(also linearise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] technical make linear; represent in or transform into a linear form. DERIVATIVES linearization noun, linearizer noun
linear motor
lin ¦ear motor ▶noun an electric induction motor which produces straight-line motion (as opposed to rotary motion ) by means of a linear stator and rotor placed in parallel.
linear perspective
lin ¦ear per |spec ¦tive ▶noun [ mass noun ] a type of perspective used by artists, in which the relative size, shape, and position of objects is determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon.
linear programming
lin ¦ear pro ¦gram |ming ▶noun [ mass noun ] a mathematical technique for maximizing or minimizing a linear function of several variables, such as output or cost.
lineation
lineation |ˌlɪnɪˈeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or process of drawing lines or marking with lines. • [ count noun ] a line or linear marking; an arrangement or group of lines: magnetic lineations. • [ count noun ] a contour or outline. • the division of text into lines: the punctuation and lineation are reproduced accurately. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin lineatio (n- ), from lineare ‘make straight ’.
linebacker
line |back ¦er |ˈlʌɪnbakə | ▶noun American Football a defensive player positioned just behind the line of scrimmage.
line breeding
line breed |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the selective breeding of animals for a desired feature by mating them within a closely related line.
line cut
line cut ▶noun an engraving from a drawing consisting of solid blacks and whites, without gradations of color.
line dancing
line dan ¦cing ▶noun [ mass noun ] a type of country and western dancing in which dancers line up in a row without partners and follow a choreographed pattern of steps to music. DERIVATIVES line dance noun, line-dance verb, line dancer noun
line drawing
line draw |ing ▶noun a drawing done using only narrow lines, without blocks of shading.
line drive
line drive ▶noun Baseball a powerfully struck shot that travels close to the ground.
line engraving
line en |grav ¦ing ▶noun an engraving made from a metal plate on which lines of varying thickness have been incised. [ mass noun ] the art or technique of making line engravings. DERIVATIVES line-engraved adjective, line engraver noun
linefeed
line |feed |ˈlʌɪnfiːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of advancing paper in a printing machine or text on a screen by the space of one line. 2 the distance from the bottom of one line of type to the bottom of the next.
linefish
line |fish ▶noun [ mass noun ] S. African fish of smaller species, caught from the shore or with lines from boats rather than by trawlers.
line-in
line-in ▶noun an input socket in an electrical device.
line integral
line in ¦te |gral ▶noun Mathematics the integral, taken along a line, of any function that has a continuously varying value along that line.
Line Islands
Line Is ¦lands a group of eleven islands in the central Pacific, straddling the equator south of Hawaii. Eight of the islands, including Kiritimati (Christmas Island ), form part of Kiribati; the remaining three are uninhabited dependencies of the US.
line item
line i tem ▶noun an entry that appears on a separate line in a bookkeeping ledger or a fiscal budget. • a single item in a legislative appropriations bill.
line-item veto
line-i tem ve to ▶noun (also item veto ) the power of a president, governor, or other elected executive to reject individual provisions of a bill.
Lineker, Gary
Lineker, Gary |ˈlɪnɪkə | (b.1960 ), English footballer; full name Gary Winston Lineker. A striker with Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, and Tottenham Hotspur, he scored 48 goals for England, one short of Bobby Charlton's record.
lineman
line |man |ˈlʌɪnmən | ▶noun ( pl. linemen ) 1 a person employed in laying and maintaining railway track. • North American term for linesman ( sense 2 ). 2 American Football a player positioned on the line of scrimmage.
line manager
line man |ager ▶noun chiefly Brit. a person with direct managerial responsibility for a particular employee. • a manager involved in running the main business activities of a company. DERIVATIVES line management noun
linen
linen |ˈlɪnɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] cloth woven from flax. • articles such as sheets or clothes made, or originally made, of linen. ORIGIN Old English līnen (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of flax ’), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch linnen, German Leinen, also to obsolete line ‘flax ’.
linen basket
linen bas ¦ket ▶noun chiefly Brit. a receptacle with a lid, for holding soiled clothing.
linenfold
linen |fold |ˈlɪnɪnfəʊld | ▶noun [ mass noun ] carved or moulded ornaments, especially on a panel, representing folds or scrolls of linen.
line-out
line-out ▶noun 1 Rugby a formation of parallel lines of opposing forwards at right angles to the touchline when the ball is thrown in. • an occasion when the ball is thrown in to a line-out. 2 an output socket in an electrical device.
line printer
line print ¦er ▶noun a machine that prints output from a computer a line at a time rather than character by character.
liner
liner 1 |ˈlʌɪnə | ▶noun 1 (also ocean liner ) a large luxurious passenger ship of a type formerly used on a regular line. 2 a fine paintbrush used for painting thin lines and for outlining. • a cosmetic used for outlining or accentuating a facial feature, or a brush or pencil for applying this. 3 a boat engaged in sea fishing with lines as opposed to nets. 4 a ferret held on a leash or line while rabbiting, used to help recover another ferret lost underground.
liner
liner 2 |ˈlʌɪnə | ▶noun a lining in a device, container, or other object, especially a removable one. • the lining of a garment. • (also cylinder liner ) a replaceable metal sleeve placed within the cylinder of an engine, forming a durable surface to withstand wear from the piston.
liner note
liner note ▶noun (usu. liner notes ) the text printed on a paper insert issued as part of the packaging of a CD or on the sleeve of a record.
line score
line score ▶noun a summary of the scoring in a game displayed in a horizontal table, esp. an inning-by-inning record of the runs, hits, and errors in a baseball game.
lineside
line |side |ˈlʌɪnsʌɪd | ▶noun Brit. the area adjacent to a railway track.
linesman
lines |man |ˈlʌɪnzmən | ▶noun ( pl. linesmen ) 1 (in games played on a field or court ) an official who assists the referee or umpire from the touchline, especially in deciding whether the ball is out of play. 2 Brit. a person employed for the repair and maintenance of telephone or electricity power lines.
line spectrum
line spec |trum ▶noun Physics an emission spectrum consisting of separate isolated lines. • an emission (of light, sound, or other radiation ) composed of a number of discrete frequencies or energies.
line squall
line squall ▶noun Meteorology a violent local storm occurring as one of a number along a cold front.
line-up
line-up ▶noun 1 a group of people or things brought together for a particular purpose, especially the members of a sports team or a group of musicians or other entertainers: the instrumental line-up is piano, drums, and lead and bass guitar. a talented batting line-up. 2 chiefly N. Amer. a line or queue of people or things. • another term for identity parade.
line work
line work ▶noun 1 drawings or designs carried out with a pen or pencil, as opposed to wash or similar techniques. 2 work on lines, esp. as a lineman or a production-line worker.
American Oxford Thesaurus
line
line 1 noun 1 he drew a line through the name: dash, rule, bar, score; underline, underscore, stroke, slash; technical stria, striation. 2 there were lines around her eyes: wrinkle, furrow, crease, groove, crinkle, crow's foot, laugh line. 3 (usu. lines ) the classic lines of the exterior: contour, outline, configuration, shape, figure, delineation, profile. 4 the line between Canada and the United States: boundary, boundary line, limit, border, borderline, demarcation line, dividing line, edge, margin, perimeter, frontier. 5 (usu. lines ) behind enemy lines: position, formation, defense, fieldwork, front (line ); trenches. 6 he put the wash on the line: clothesline; cord, rope, string, cable, wire, thread, twine, strand. 7 they waited in a line: row, file, lineup, queue. 8 a line of figures: column, row. 9 a long line of bad decisions: series, sequence, succession, chain, string, set, cycle. 10 a line of flight: course, route, track, path, way, run. 11 they took a very tough line with the industry | the party line: course of action, course, procedure, technique, tactic, tack; policy, practice, approach, plan, program, position, stance, philosophy. 12 her own line of thought: course, direction, drift, tack, tendency, trend. 13 informal he fed me a line: story, piece of fiction, fabrication; informal spiel. 14 (lines ) he couldn't remember his lines: words, part, script, speech. 15 my line is engineering: line of work, work, line of business, business, field, trade, occupation, employment, profession, job, career, specialty, forte, province, department, sphere, area, area of expertise. 16 a new line of cologne: brand, kind, sort, type, variety, make. 17 a noble line: ancestry, family, parentage, birth, descent, lineage, extraction, genealogy, roots, origin, background; stock, bloodline, pedigree. 18 the opening line of the poem: sentence, phrase, clause, utterance; passage, extract, quotation, quote, citation. 19 I should drop Ralph a line: note, letter, card, postcard, email, message, communication, missive, memorandum; correspondence, word; informal memo; formal epistle. ▶verb 1 her face was lined with age: furrow, wrinkle, crease, pucker, mark with lines. 2 the driveway was lined by poplars: border, edge, fringe, bound, rim. PHRASES draw the line at we draw the line at keg parties: stop short of /at, refuse to accept, balk at; object to, take issue with, take exception to. in line 1 they stood in line for food: in a row, in a file, in a lineup; chiefly Brit. in a queue. 2 the advertisements are in line with the editorial style: in agreement, in accord, in accordance, in harmony, in step, in compliance. 3 he stood in line with the target: in alignment, aligned, level, at the same height; side by side. 4 the referee kept him in line: under control, in order, in check. in line for Laine is in line for a senior position: a candidate for, in the running for, on the short list for, being considered for. get a line on were you able to get a line on their upcoming projects? learn something about, find out about, be informed about, hear about, hear tell about. lay it on the line go ahead, lay it on the line, I can take it: speak frankly, speak honestly, be direct, pull no punches, be blunt, not mince one's words, call a spade a spade; informal give it to someone straight. line up 1 line up for inspection: form a line, get into rows /columns, fall in; chiefly Brit. queue up; Military dress. 2 they lined them up against the wall: arrange in lines, put in rows, arrange in columns, align, range; Military dress. 3 we've lined up an all-star cast: assemble, put together, organize, prepare, arrange, prearrange, fix up; book, schedule. on the line a firefighter's life is on the line every day: at risk, in danger, in jeopardy, endangered, imperiled. toe the line the choice is yours: toe the line or pack your bags: conform, obey the rules, observe the rules, comply with the rules, abide by the rules, follow the rules; informal play by the rules.
line
line 2 verb they lined the handbags with a quilted rayon: put a lining in, interline, face, back, pad. PHRASES line one's pockets informal he had lined his pockets with campaign funds: make money, accept bribes, embezzle money; informal feather one's nest, graft, grift, be on the make.
lineage
lineage noun he is tracing his paternal lineage: ancestry, family, parentage, birth, descent, line, extraction, derivation, genealogy, roots, origin, background; stock, bloodline, breeding, pedigree.
linear
linear adjective linear motion: straight, direct, undeviating, as straight as an arrow; sequential.
lineup
lineup noun 1 a star-studded lineup: list of performers, cast, company, bill, program, schedule. 2 the Oilers' lineup: list of players, roster, team, squad, side.
Oxford Thesaurus
line
line 1 noun 1 he drew a line through the name | a pattern of wavy lines: dash, rule, bar, score; underline, underscore, stroke, slash, virgule, solidus; stripe, strip, band, streak, belt, striation; technical stria; Brit. oblique. 2 there were new lines round her eyes and mouth: wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, crow's foot, groove, corrugation; scar. 3 (usually lines ) the classic lines of its exterior: contour, outline, configuration, shape, figure, delineation, silhouette, profile, features. 4 he headed the ball over the line | the county line: boundary, boundary line, limit, border, borderline, bound, bounding line, frontier, partition, demarcation line, dividing line, end point, cut-off point, termination, edge, pale, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, extremity, fringe, threshold. 5 (usually lines ) they were behind enemy lines: position, formation, disposition, front, front line, firing line; trenches. 6 he put the washing on the line | a fishing line: cord, rope, string, cable, wire, thread, twine, strand, filament, ligature. 7 a line of soldiers: file, rank, column, string, chain; train, convoy, procession; row, queue; Brit. informal crocodile. 8 a line of figures: column, row. 9 it seemed to be the latest in a long line of crass decisions: series, sequence, succession, chain, string, train; progression, course, set, cycle. 10 it stopped right in the line of flight of some bees: course, route, track, channel, path, way, run; trajectory, bearing, orientation. 11 they took a very tough line with the industry right from the word go | ministers are obliged to follow the party line: course of action, course, procedure, MO, technique, way, tactic, tack, system, method, process, manner; policy, practice, scheme, approach, plan, programme, position, stance, philosophy, argument, avenue; Latin modus operandi. 12 she had not been listening, but pursuing her own line of thought: course, direction, drift, tack, tendency, trend, bias, tenor. 13 oh, come on, don't give me that line: patter, story, pitch, piece of fiction, fabrication; informal spiel. 14 (lines ) he couldn't seem to remember his lines: words, role, part, script, speech, dialogue. 15 there are no jobs nowadays in my line: line of work, line of business, business, field, trade, occupation, employment, profession, work, job, calling, vocation, career, pursuit, activity, walk of life; specialty, forte, province, department, sphere, area, area of expertise, domain, realm; French métier; informal line of country, game, thing, bag, pigeon, racket. 16 he's introduced his own line of cologne: brand, kind, sort, type, variety, make, label, trade name, trademark, registered trademark. 17 a man from a noble line claiming royal descent: ancestry, family, parentage, birth, descent, lineage, extraction, derivation, heritage, genealogy, roots, house, dynasty, origin, background; stock, strain, race, bloodline, blood, breeding, pedigree, succession. 18 the opening line of Wilfred Owen's ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth ’: sentence, phrase, group of words, prosodic unit, construction, clause, utterance; passage, extract, quotation, quote, citation, section, piece, part, snippet, sound bite, fragment, portion. 19 perhaps I should drop Ralph a line: note, letter, card, postcard, message, bulletin, communication, epistle, missive, memorandum, dispatch, report; correspondence, word; informal memo. PHRASES draw the line at I draw the line at the fish-hook method on humanitarian grounds: stop short of, refuse to accept, draw a line in the sand, baulk at; object to, take issue with, take exception to; informal put one's foot down about. ANTONYMS approve of. in line 1 the poor still had to stand in line for food stamps: in a queue, in a row, in a column, in a file. 2 the adverts are in line with the editorial style of the magazines: in agreement, in accord, in accordance, in harmony, in step, in conformity; in compliance, in obedience. ANTONYMS different, out of step. 3 hold the front sight directly in line with the bullseye: in alignment, aligned, level, balanced, at the same height, straight; plumb, true; abreast, side by side. 4 the referee seemed determined to keep him in line: under control, in order, in check, obedient, conforming with the rules. in line for he was now in line for promotion: a candidate for, in the running for, on the shortlist for, shortlisted for, being considered for, under consideration for, next in succession for, likely to receive, up for, ready for. lay it on the line soon, I'm going to have to lay it on the line, tell them what really has been happening: speak frankly, be direct, speak honestly, pull no punches, be blunt, not mince one's words, call a spade a spade; informal give it to someone straight, tell it like it is. ANTONYMS equivocate, shilly-shally. on the line we should protect police officers whose lives are on the line: at risk, in danger, endangered, imperilled. toe the line sooner or later a boy has to learn to toe the line: conform, obey the rules, comply with the rules, observe the rules, abide by the rules, adhere to the rules, act in accordance with the rules, follow the rules, keep to the rules, stick to the rules; submit, yield; informal play it by the book, play by the rules, keep in step. ANTONYMS misbehave. ▶verb 1 her face was lined with age: furrow, wrinkle, crease, mark with lines, cover with lines, crinkle, pucker, corrugate. 2 the driveway was lined by poplars: border, edge, fringe, bound, skirt, hem, rim. PHRASES line up we entered the building and lined up: form a queue, form a line, form lines, get into rows /columns, file, queue up, group together, fall in, straighten up; Military dress; Brit. informal form a crocodile. line someone /something up 1 they lined them up and shot them: arrange in a line, arrange in lines, put in rows, arrange in columns; group, marshal, align, range, straighten up, arrange, array, dispose; Military dress. 2 we've lined up an all-star cast: assemble, get together, organize, prepare, arrange, lay on; get, obtain, procure, secure, produce, come up with, fix up, prearrange; book, schedule, timetable.
line
line 2 verb a cardboard box lined with a blanket: cover, put a lining in, back, put a backing on, interline, face, panel, inlay, reinforce, encase; paper, decorate; stuff, fill, pack, pad; archaic ceil. PHRASES line one's pockets informal he had lined his pockets with campaign funds: make money; accept bribes; embezzle money, siphon off money; informal feather one's nest, graft, be on the make, be on the take.
lineage
lineage noun a Dutch nobleman of ancient lineage: ancestry, family, parentage, birth; descent, line, extraction, derivation, heritage, genealogy, roots, house, dynasty, origin, background; stock, strain, race, bloodline, blood, breeding, pedigree, succession.
lineaments
lineaments plural noun the lineaments of his face: distinctive features, features, distinguishing characteristics, hallmarks, properties, traits; form, outline, lines, contours; configuration, physiognomy, profile, face, countenance, visage.
lined
lined 1 adjective 1 a pad of lined paper: ruled, feint; scored, striped, stripy, banded, streaked, striated. ANTONYMS plain, blank. 2 his lined, weather-worn face: wrinkled, wrinkly, furrowed, creased, marked with lines, covered with lines, crinkled, wizened, leathery, worn, puckered, grooved, corrugated; scarred. ANTONYMS smooth.
lined
lined 2 adjective lined curtains: covered, backed, interlined; faced, panelled, inlaid; reinforced, encased, papered, decorated; stuffed, filled, packed, padded; archaic ceiled.
liner
liner noun 1 the luxury liner QE II: ship, ocean liner, passenger vessel, boat. 2 her eyes were ringed with liner: eyeliner, eye pencil, kohl pencil, kohl, eyeshadow, eyebrow pencil, lip liner.
line-up
line-up noun 1 they saw the star-studded line-up as an opportunity to boost viewing figures: list of performers, list, listing, cast, bill, programme. 2 United's starting line-up: list of players, team, squad, side, selection. 3 you've got a long line-up of customers at the ticket window: queue, line, row, column; Brit. informal crocodile.
Duden Dictionary
Line
Li ne Eigenname Lina |L i ne |weiblicher Vorname
Lineage
Li neage Substantiv, Neutrum oder Substantiv, feminin , das oder die |ˈlɪniɪdʒ |die Lineage oder das Lineage; Genitiv: des Lineage, Plural: die Lineages lateinisch-englisch soziale Einheit, deren Angehörige alle von einem gemeinsamen Ahnen abstammen und meist an einem Ort wohnen
lineal
li ne al Adjektiv |line a l |spätlateinisch linealis linealisch
Lineal
Li ne al Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Line a l |das Lineal; Genitiv: des Lineals, Plural: die Lineale zu spätlateinisch linealis = in Linien bestehend, in Linien gemacht, zu lateinisch linea, Linie mit einer Messskala versehenes, langes, schmales, dünnes Gerät aus Holz oder Plastik zum Ziehen gerader Linien das Lineal anlegen | er geht, als hätte er ein Lineal verschluckt (spöttisch ; steif und in unnatürlich gerader Haltung )
linealisch
li ne a lisch Adjektiv Botanik |line a lisch |(von Blättern ) lang und mit parallelen Rändern linealische Blätter
Lineament
Li ne a ment Substantiv, Neutrum bildende Kunst , das |Lineam e nt |das Lineament; Genitiv: des Lineament [e ]s, Plural: die Lineamente lateinisch lineamentum = Umriss, Grundriss, zu: linea, Linie Gesamtheit von gezeichneten oder sich abzeichnenden Linien in ihrer besonderen Anordnung, in ihrem eigentümlichen Verlauf
linear
li ne ar Adjektiv |line a r |lateinisch linearis = aus Linien bestehend 1 a bildungssprachlich geradlinig, linienförmig lineare Zeichen | Physik lineare Bewegung, Beschleunigung b Kunstwissenschaft zeichnerisch; das Zeichnerische betonend die Figuren sind linear angelegt 2 a bildungssprachlich geradlinig, einfach und stetig [verlaufend ] ein linearer Prozess b Musik nicht den harmonischen Zusammenklang, sondern den gleichzeitigen Verlauf selbstständiger Melodien, Stimmen in den Vordergrund stellend lineare Musik | der lineare Stil 3 a Mathematik eindimensional, [nur ] der Länge nach der lineare Ausdehnungskoeffizient b Mathematik unbestimmte Größen in erster Potenz enthaltend lineare Gleichungen Gleichungen ersten Grades 4 Fachsprache für alle in gleicher Weise erfolgend lineare Zunahme, Lohnerhöhung | lineare Abschreibung Abschreibung gleichbleibender Beträge
Linearbeschleuniger
Li ne ar be schleu ni ger Substantiv, maskulin Kernphysik , der |Line a rbeschleuniger |Lehnübersetzung von englisch linear accelerator Beschleuniger, in dem Elementarteilchen in eine geradlinige, beschleunigte Bewegung gebracht werden
Lineareruption
Li ne ar erup ti on Substantiv, feminin Geologie , die |Line a reruption |die Lineareruption; Genitiv: der Lineareruption, Plural: die Lineareruptionen von Erdspalten ausgehende vulkanische Tätigkeit
Linearität
Li ne a ri tät Substantiv, feminin Fachsprache , die |Linearit ä t |die Linearität; Genitiv: der Linearität zu linear lineare Beschaffenheit
Linearmotor
Li ne ar mo tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Line a rmotor |der Linearmotor; Genitiv: des Linearmotors, Plural: die Linearmotoren Elektromotor, bei dem sich der eine Motorteil gegenüber dem anderen unter dem Einfluss elektromagnetischer Kräfte geradlinig verschiebt, sodass eine geradlinige Bewegung bzw. ein Vortrieb erzeugt wird
Linearornamentik
Li ne ar or na men tik Substantiv, feminin , die |Line a rornamentik |die Linearornamentik; Genitiv: der Linearornamentik ausschließlich aus Linien bestehende Verzierung besonders der griechischen Vasen in der Zeit der geometrischen Kunst
Linearperspektive
Li ne ar per s pek ti ve , Li ne ar per spek ti ve Substantiv, feminin , die |Line a rperspektive |die Linearperspektive; Genitiv: der Linearperspektive geometrisch angelegte Perspektivenwirkung eines Bildes
Linearzeichnung
Li ne ar zeich nung Substantiv, feminin , die |Line a rzeichnung |Umrisszeichnung, Riss
Lineatur
Li ne a tur Substantiv, feminin , die |Lineat u r |zu lateinisch linea, Linie 1 Linierung 2 2 bildende Kunst Linienführung
Liner
Li ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈla͜inɐ |der Liner; Genitiv: des Liners, Plural: die Liner englisch liner, zu: line = Linie 6a 1 Schifffahrt Überseedampfer, Linienschiff 2 Linien-, Passagierflugzeug
Linette
Li net te Substantiv, feminin , die |Lin e tte |die Linette; Genitiv: der Linette lateinisch-französisch veredelter Linon
French Dictionary
linéaire
linéaire adj. adjectif 1 Relatif aux lignes. : Une perspective linéaire. 2 Qui évoque une ligne droite. : Un récit linéaire.
linéairement
linéairement adv. De façon linéaire. : Un scénario qui n ’a pas à être exécuté linéairement.
Spanish Dictionary
línea
línea nombre femenino 1 Sucesión continua de puntos en el espacio :línea curva; línea recta; la extensión de una línea es la longitud .2 Señal o marca larga y estrecha que se hace o se forma sobre un cuerpo o superficie :sigue la línea que hay en el suelo; la línea discontinua de la calzada .3 Serie de personas o de cosas colocadas una tras otra en una dirección determinada :una línea de casas .SINÓNIMO fila, hilera .4 Serie de letras o palabras dispuestas horizontalmente en un escrito :enumera las líneas del texto .SINÓNIMO renglón .5 Formación de soldados o de unidades en que unos quedan al lado de los otros .También línea de columnas .línea de batalla o línea de combate Zona en la que se enfrentan los ejércitos en un combate o lucha .6 Raya que delimita los extremos de un terreno de juego :la pelota no llegó a rebasar la línea .línea de fondo Línea que limita los lados más cortos de un terreno de juego :el balón salió por la línea de fondo; desde la línea de fondo centró para que un defensor milanés cediera córner .línea de meta (i )Línea o lugar en el que termina una carrera :cruzar la línea de meta; llegar a la línea de meta; le adelantó en la mismísima línea de meta .También simplemente meta .(ii )Línea que queda comprendida bajo la portería de un terreno de juego :el balón cruzó la línea de meta, así que fue gol .7 Conjunto de jugadores que en el fútbol y otros deportes de equipo desempeñan una función igual o semejante y que ocupan la misma zona del área de juego :línea defensiva .8 Serie de personas que mantienen entre sí una relación de parentesco .línea directa o línea recta Serie de personas que mantienen entre sí una relación de parentesco directo, de manera que cada una es hija de la otra o viceversa :son primos por línea directa materna .También simplemente línea .línea colateral o línea transversal Serie de personas que mantienen entre sí una relación de parentesco por descender de un ascendiente común, pero que no están relacionados por línea directa .9 Conjunto de distintos productos comerciales de un mismo tipo, generalmente de la misma marca, que tienen algunas características comunes que dan cierta unidad al conjunto :es el diseñador de la línea de baño; la nueva línea de cosméticos; ha decidido crear su propia línea de accesorios de lujo y venderlos en una tienda exclusiva .línea blanca Conjunto de electrodomésticos utilizados en la cocina, como la lavadora, la nevera, etc. :empresas de electrodomésticos de línea blanca .línea marrón Conjunto de electrodomésticos destinados al ocio, como el televisor, el equipo de música, etc. :el mercado de electrodomésticos de línea marrón se estrecha y la competencia entre las distintas marcas es cada vez más encarnizada .10 Dirección que sigue un cuerpo al moverse :caminar en línea recta .11 Dirección, orientación o tendencia en la conducta, ideología, actividad, etc. , que sigue una persona o una institución :una línea de pensamiento humanizante; se ha desarrollado una importante línea de investigación; buscan líneas de actuación para atajar el grave problema; todos valoraron positivamente la nueva línea que lleva la empresa .12 Categoría o clase en la que según su calidad se sitúa una persona o una cosa en relación con otras de su misma clase :fue derrotado por un tenista de tercera línea .13 Vía o camino marítimo, terrestre o aéreo entre dos puntos :la línea del Norte; la línea de París a Nueva York .14 Servicio de transporte regular que recorre este camino :existe una línea de autobuses entre la capital y nuestro pueblo; toma el metro en la línea 3 .línea aérea Compañía de transporte aéreo :confirmó la participación de la línea aérea boliviana en la nueva sociedad .15 Figura, perfil o contorno de un objeto :la pipa es de líneas armoniosas; la línea de este deportivo es muy aerodinámica .16 Figura o tipo de una persona esbelta y delgada :guardar la línea; conservar la línea; mantener la línea .17 Sistema y conjunto de los aparatos e hilos conductores necesarios para comunicarse por medio del teléfono o del telégrafo :ya nos han conectado la línea telefónica; en algunos pueblos los hogares carecen de línea telefónica .18 Comunicación telefónica :tendrás que esperarte para llamar, porque ahora no hay línea .19 Serie de números que en el juego del bingo forma una línea horizontal en un cartón .20 Premio que en el bingo se obtiene al conseguir esta línea .21 coloquial En el lenguaje de la droga, dosis de cocaína o de otra droga en polvo que se inhala por la nariz .SINÓNIMO raya .22 líneas nombre femenino plural Texto de corta extensión, especialmente una carta :únicamente pude escribirte unas líneas; nos mandó unas líneas para felicitarnos por las fiestas .a grandes líneas En líneas generales .en línea i Formando una hilera con otros :basta con que el delantero permanezca en línea con el penúltimo defensor hasta el momento en el que se realice el pase .ii inform Que está conectado o disponible a través de una computadora o red de computadoras :una impresora está en línea cuando está preparada para recibir datos de la computadora .SINÓNIMO on line .ANTÓNIMO off line .iii inform Se aplica a la empresa, organización, información, obra, etc. , a la que se puede acceder mediante una computadora o terminal en red :nuestra empresa tiene varios diccionarios en línea .SINÓNIMO on line .en líneas generales Desde un punto de vista general, sin pormenorizar :el partido fue malo, en líneas generales; es una obra que se corresponde, en líneas generales, con los cánones del realismo .entre líneas Con verbos como leer o decir , deducir o captar el sentido de algo que no se expresa abiertamente como otras veces :leyó entre líneas el informe y nos dio su propia interpretación .línea adicional mús Línea corta paralela al pentagrama, por encima o por debajo de él, que representa una continuación del mismo y sirve para indicar notas por encima o por debajo de él .línea caliente Línea telefónica de servicio ininterrumpido que una organización ofrece al público para llamadas de urgencia, solicitudes de información, etc. :los profesionales tendrán así una línea caliente de información sobre los instrumentos de que disponemos .línea de flotación Intersección de la superficie libre de un líquido y la del cuerpo que flota en él, especialmente en un barco :la popa de la embarcación quedó destruida por la explosión con un boquete que afectaba a la línea de flotación; en el estilo de braza se produce un doble movimiento circular de brazos y piernas que se realiza a la altura de la línea de flotación del tronco .línea del fuerte mar Curva que pasa por los puntos de mayor anchura de todas las cuadernas de un buque .SINÓNIMO escora .línea ecuatorial o línea equinoccial Ecuador terrestre .También simplemente línea .línea maestra Idea o principio fundamental de algo, especialmente de un escrito, una teoría, una argumentación, etc. :aprobaron ayer una resolución que establece las líneas maestras de su política de defensa; la línea maestra de la argumentación del abogado defensor se apoyaba en la teoría de que el cliente desconocía las repercusiones de su acción .línea melódica mús Línea que marca sobre la armonía el dibujo cantable .primera línea i Frente de combate :mandaron su compañía a primera línea .ii Zona de terreno edificable o edificado inmediata a la orilla del mar :primera línea de playa; primera línea de mar; un hotel en primera línea .iii Indica que un elemento, unidad o aspecto es el mejor, el más avanzado o el más vanguardista entre los de su clase :arquitectos de primera línea; los automóviles de esa marca han vuelto a primera línea . VÉASE coche de línea; infantería de línea; juez de línea; patines en línea; tropa de línea .
lineal
lineal adjetivo 1 De la línea o relacionado con ella :forma lineal .2 Que tiene forma alargada y estrecha, como una línea :hojas lineales; ciudad lineal; arquitectura lineal .3 [dibujo ] Que está formado por líneas .4 Que se repite progresivamente y manteniendo la misma proporción :para los próximos diez años el Gobierno ha pactado con los sindicatos un aumento lineal de los salarios .5 Que tiene una estructura de desarrollo parecida a una línea recta :la película tiene un argumento lineal, se desarrolla sin saltos en el tiempo; en el discurso, las palabras contraen entre sí, en virtud de su encadenamiento, relaciones fundadas en el carácter lineal de la lengua, que excluye la posibilidad de pronunciar dos elementos a la vez .6 adjetivo /nombre masculino [sistema de escritura ] Que se utilizó entre los siglos xv y xii a. C. y fue descubierto en Creta, Pilos y Micenas :existen dos tipos de escritura lineal, el ‘lineal A ’ y el ‘lineal B ’.7 adjetivo mat [expresión algebraica, ecuación, función ] Que tiene todos sus términos o monomios de primer grado :la representación gráfica de una función lineal es una recta .
linealidad
linealidad nombre femenino 1 Cualidad de lo que es lineal .2 ling Disposición lineal de los elementos en el habla .
linear
linear verbo transitivo 1 Trazar líneas .2 verbo transitivo Crear los elementos esenciales para dibujar una obra artística .SINÓNIMO bosquejar .3 verbo transitivo Exponer una idea o un plan en sus líneas generales .SINÓNIMO bosquejar .
linense
linense adjetivo 1 Relativo a La Línea, localidad de España, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es de La Línea .
linero, -ra
linero, -ra adjetivo Del lino o relacionado con él .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
line
line 1 /laɪn /〖語源は 「リンネル (linen )の糸 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 【線 】1 線 ; 〘数 〙線 , 直線 ▸ draw a line AB of length 8cm 長さ8cmの線分ABを引く ▸ Please write your message on the ruled lines .罫線 （けいせん ）の上にメッセージを書いてください ▸ fold along the lines 線に沿って折る 表現 …線 ▸ a broken ～破線 ▸ a curved ～曲線 ▸ a diagonal ～対角線 ▸ a dotted ～点線 ▸ a horizontal ～水平線 ▸ an oblique ～斜線 ▸ parallel ～s 平行線 ▸ a solid [real ] ～実線 ▸ a straight ～直線 ▸ a tangent ～接線 ▸ a vertical ～垂直線 ▸ a wavy ～波線 2 (道路などに引かれた )線 ; 〘スポーツ 〙(競技場やコートの )ライン ▸ cross the finish ｟米 ｠ [finishing ｟英 ｠] line (レースなどで )ゴールインする ▸ gather at the starting [start ] line スタートラインに集まる 3 (地理上の )境界 (線 ); 等高線 ; 国境線 ; 緯 [経 ]線 ; 〖the ～〗赤道 (equator )▸ cross the state [county ] line ｟米 ｠州 [郡 ]の境界線を越える ▸ a map with contour lines 等高線のついた地図 4 (物事の )境目 ; 限界 , 限度 ▸ There is a thin [fine ] line between love and hate .愛と憎しみはほんの紙一重である 5 ｟文 ｠〖通例 ～s 〗輪郭 ; (体の )線 ; 外形 , 目鼻立ち ▸ a car with elegant lines 優雅なボディラインの車 6 〖通例 ～s 〗(顔の )しわ (wrinkle ); (手のひらの )線 ▸ tiny lines around the eyes 目の周りの小じわ ▸ lines across A's forehead A 〈人 〉の額のしわ ▸ lines on the palm 手相 【回線 】7 〖通例単数形で 〗(電話の )回線 (telephone line ); (コンピュータの )通信回線 ; 電話番号 ▸ I tried to call Tim at home, but the line was busy ｟ 米 ｠ [engaged ｟英 ｠].ティムの自宅に電話したが話し中だった ▸ the person on the other end of the line 電話の相手 ▸ The line went dead after only a few minutes .ほんの数分して回線が切れた ▸ Your party is on the line .｟電話 ｠先方がお出になりました (!交換手などの言葉 ) 【列 】8 (人 物の )列, (縦または横の )並び ; (座席の )縦の列 ; ｟米 ｠人の列 , 行列 , 乗り物の列 (｟主に英 ｠queue )▸ form a line 列を作る, 1列に並ぶ ▸ cut in line 列に割り込む (!ここでは無冠詞 ) ▸ There was a long line of people .長蛇の人の列ができていた 【ひも状のもの 】9 〖素材としては 不可算 〗(ある目的に使う )ひも , 綱 , 糸 ; 針金 ; 釣り糸 (fishing line ); 〖the ～〗(洗濯用の )物干し用ロープ (clothesline, ｟英 ｠washing line )▸ a piece of line 1本のひも ▸ hang clothes on the line 服を物干しロープにかける ▸ take the washing off the line 洗濯物を取り込む 【道 】10 (電車の )線路 (track ); (鉄道 バスなどの )路線 , (定期 )航路 ; 運送 [輸送 ]会社 (!固有名詞はしばしば複数形で単数扱い ) ▸ new railway lines 新しい鉄道路線 ▸ change at Chiba (Station ) to take the Sobu line to Inage (Station )千葉駅で総武線に乗り換えて稲毛駅まで行く ▸ take the bus all the way to the end of the line バスにずっと乗って終点まで行く 11 通路 ; (物の )通り道 ; ｟米 ｠(ガス 水道などの )導管 ; 電線 ▸ a sewer [power ] line 下水路 [送電線 ]【文 】12 (文章の )行 (｟略 ｠l ); 一節 ; 引用 ; 〖通例 ～s 〗(芝居の )せりふ ; ｟くだけて ｠(ある意図を持った )一言 , 大げさな [偽りの ]話 ; (短い )手紙 (note )▸ learn one's lines for tomorrow 明日のせりふを覚える ▸ one's favorite lines from Shakespeare シェイクスピアの中のお気に入りの一節 ▸ write on every other line 1行おきに書く ▸ page 4, column 2, line 3 4ページの第2段 [コラム ]の3行目 ▸ a chat-up ｟英 ｠ [come-on ｟米 ｠] line 口説き文句 ▸ Drop me a line .手紙でも下さいね 13 ｟主に英 ｠〖～s 〗(学生が罰として書かされる )繰り返しの文 ▸ The girl who giggled got fifty lines .ゲラゲラ笑ったその女の子は (罰として )同じ文を50回書かされた 【職種 】14 ｟話 ｠〖通例単数形で 〗仕事 ; 職種 ; 〖one's ～〗趣味 , 関心事 ; 得意なこと ; 専門分野 ▸ What line of work are you in? どんな種類のお仕事をされていますか ▸ do something in the sports line なにかしらスポーツに関連した事をする 【家系 】15 〖通例単数形で 〗家系 , 血統 ; (地位 年齢などによる )系統 ; 序列 ▸ My wife comes from a long line of artists .私の妻の家系は代々芸術家だ 【その他 】16 〖通例単数形で 〗進路 , 経路 ; (秘密の )ルート ; (進行 )方向 ▸ move in a straight line 直進する ▸ the line of fire [attack ]砲火 [攻撃 ]にさらされる場所 17 a. 〖通例単数形で 〗 «…に関する » (行動の )主義 ; 姿勢 , 路線 ; (具体的な )手段 «on » ▸ rebel against the party line 党の方針に反発する ▸ the first line of defense 最初に取るべき防衛手段 b. (思考 行動の )方法 , 指針 ; 〖～s 〗(大まかな )方針 , 考え方 ▸ This line of reasoning leads nowhere .こうした推論の進め方ではらちが明かない ▸ on the right lines 正しい方針で 18 〖しばしば ～s 〗〘軍 〙前線 (front line ); 戦線 , 防御線 ; (兵士 軍艦などの )戦列 , 戦闘隊形 (line of battle ); ｟米 ｠〖the ～〗戦闘部隊 ; ｟英 ｠〖the ～〗正規軍 ▸ a spy behind enemy lines 敵地にいるスパイ 19 〘商 〙(ある種の )商品 ; (商品の )種類 , 型 ; 商品ラインアップ ; 仕入れ [在庫 ]品 ▸ the company's line of products その会社の品揃 （ぞろ ）え ▸ discontinue a line ある商品の販売 [製造 ]をやめる ▸ the best selling line 最も売れ筋の商品 ▸ the top of the line (あるメーカーの )最高機種 20 〖～s 〗概略 ; 骨子 ▸ future story lines 今後の話の展開 21 (工場での )生産ライン ▸ work on an assembly [a production ] line 組立ラインで働く 22 〘アメフト 〙選手の作るライン , スクラムの列 ▸ a line of scrimmage スクリメージライン 23 〘電 〙(テレビ画面の )走査線 .24 ｟俗 ｠麻薬 ▸ snort a line of cocaine コカインを鼻から吸飲する 25 〘美 〙(作品の主要素をなす )描線 ; U (画家などの )筆致 .26 〘楽 〙(楽譜の )横線 ; (一連の )メロディ .27 ｟英 ｠〖～s 〗結婚証明書 .28 ライン 〘長さの単位; 1 /12 インチ 〙.ab ò ve [b è low ] the l í ne 1 標準以上 [以下 ]で .2 〘経 〙経常費以上 [以下 ]で .à ll along [down ] the l í ne ＝à ll the w à y down the l í ne ｟くだけて ｠1 (一連の過程の )各段階で .2 全線にわたって ; 至る所で .3 あらゆる点で ; ことごとく .al ò ng the l í nes of A Aの基本線に従って ; Aと似た感じで .al ò ng the s à me [s ì milar ] l í nes 同じ [類似した ]方法で .al ò ng those [these ] l í nes そういった類の ▸ look for something along those lines その手の物を探す be in A's l í ne (of c ó untry )｟やや古 ｠A 〈人 〉の得意分野である .br ì ng A into l í ne ｟くだけて ｠1 A 〈人 〉を思い通りに操る ; 命令に従わせる .2 «…に » A 〈規則 体系など 〉を一致 [調和 ]させる «with » .3 A 〈人 物 〉を整列させる .c ò me [f à ll, g è t ] into l í ne 1 整列する .2 ｟くだけて ｠ «…に » 一致 [調和 ]する ; 【規則 慣習などに 】従うようになる «with » .cr ò ss the l í ne ＝step out of line .d ò wn the l í ne ｟主に米 くだけて ｠1 〖期間を表す語句の後で 〗…経った後で ▸ I'm curious to know what digital television will look five years down the line .5年後デジタルテレビの姿がどうなっているのか知りたい 2 全面的に ; 完全に, 徹底的に (!前にall, rightなどを置いて強調することがある ) .3 道をまっすぐに進んで .dr à w a l í ne 1 «…の間の » 区別をする (distinguish ); けじめをつける «between » .2 【過去のいやな事を 】忘れようとする, 水に流す «under » .dr à w the l í ne 1 限度を設ける ; «…までは » しない «at » ▸ You have to draw the line somewhere .どこかで歯止めをかける必要がある 2 «…を » 拒む «at » .3 ＝draw a line (1 ).f è ed A a l í ne ＝give A a line .g è t [h à ve ] a l í ne on A ｟米 くだけて ｠A 〈人 物 事 〉に関する情報を得る .g è t [h à ve ] one's l í nes cr ò ssed ｟くだけて ｠思い違いをする, 考えがうまく伝わらない (!電話の混線から ) .g ì ve A a l í ne A 〈人 〉をだます, ひっかける ▸ Don't give me that line .｟話 ｠うそつけ g ì ve A l í ne en ò ugh (証拠などをつかむため )A 〈人 〉をしばらく自由にさせておく, 泳がす .g ò up the l í ne (基地から )前線へ出る .h ò ld the l í ne 1 ｟電話 ｠〖通例命令形で 〗(交換手などが電話の相手に )そのまま (切らずに )お待ちください ▸ Hold the line , please. I'm putting you through .そのままお待ちください . 今おつなぎいたします 2 現状を維持する ; 〈兵士が 〉一歩も引かない .3 〘スポーツ 〙(ラグビーで )ボールの前進を阻止する .in l í ne 1 列を作って, 並んで, 整列して ▸ stand [wait ] in line for hours to buy a ticket チケットを手に入れるために何時間も並ぶ (!「1列になって並ぶ 」はstand in a line ) 2 【地位などを 】手に入れる可能性が高い «for » ; «…することが » 起こりそうで «to do » ▸ be first [next ] in line for [to become ] the next chairman 次期議長の第一候補である 3 «…に » 合わせて, 連動して 〈変化する 〉; «…と » 一致 [調和 ]して «with » ▸ The results of those experiments are precisely in line with the predictions of the theory .それらの実験結果は理論の予測するところとぴったりと一致する 4 〖時にin a ～〗 «…と » 一直線に並んで «with » .5 従順に ; 行儀よく .in the l ì ne of d ú ty 勤務中に ; 仕事の上で (の ).j ù mp the l í ne ｟米 ｠列に割り込む .l à y A on the l í ne ｟くだけて ｠1 A 〈要求 命令など 〉を率直に言う ; 警告する (!Aはしばしばit ) .2 A 〈命 名声など 〉を賭 （か ）ける .3 A 〈金 〉を (全部 )支払う .ò ff l í ne 1 〘コンピュ 〙〈端末などが 〉接続されていない状態の [で ].2 作動していないで ; 活動休止中で .on a l í ne 1 «…と » 同一水準で «with » .2 一列になって .ò n l í ne 1 〘コンピュ 〙【外部のシステムなどと 】オンラインでつながって «to » ▸ get the printer on line プリンタをオンラインでつなぐ ▸ go on line オンライン化する 2 稼働中で ; 作業 [活動 ]中で .3 (待っている人の )列に加わって .on [｟英 ｠in ] the f í ring l ì ne ｟米 ｠＝in the line of fire .on the l í ne 1 ｟くだけて ｠〈仕事 評判などが 〉失われる可能性のある ; 危険にさらされて (いる ).2 回線をつないで (いる ); ↑7 .3 目の高さのところに .4 ただちに .5 境目に, どっちつかずで .on the l í nes of A ＝along the line s of A .on those [these ] l í nes ＝along those [these ] line s .on t ò p l í ne できる限り有効に働いて, 最高の状態で .out of l í ne 1 ｟米 ｠〈言動が 〉受け入れられない ; 生意気な, 失礼な .2 列を乱して ; 一直線でなく .3 «…と » 一致 [調和 ]しないで «with » .overst è p the l í ne ＝step out of line .p ù t A on the l í ne ＝lay A on the line .r è ad between the l í nes 行間を読む ; 真意をつかむ .r ì ght down the l í ne ＝all along the line .sh ò ot (A ) a l í ne ｟俗 ｠(印象づけようと だまそうと )(A 〈人 〉に )ほらを吹く ; 自慢する .s ì gn on the d ò tted l í ne ｟くだけて ｠(契約などの )署名をする ; 全面的に同意する .(s ò mewhere ) al ò ng [d ò wn ] the l í ne ｟くだけて ｠(活動 過程の )どこかの段階で ▸ Someone somewhere along the line has to make a decision .だれかがいつか決断を下さなくてはならない sp ì n (A ) a l í ne ＝shoot (A ) a line .st è p out of l í ne 規則を破る ; はめをはずす .t à ke a f ì rm [h à rd, str ì ct, t ò ugh ] l í ne «…に対して /…について » 厳しい処置をする, 強硬路線をとる «with /on , about , over » .the [a ] th ì n r è d l í ne (ある主義 場所を守り通す )少数の勇敢な人々 .t ò e the l í ne 指示 [期待 ]どおりに行動する ; (党 集団の )方針に従う .動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 物が 〉〈道など 〉に沿って並ぶ ; 〖通例be ～d 〗〈沿道 両わきなどが 〉【物で 】並べられる «with » ▸ People lined the street to see the parade .人々はパレードを見ようと沿道に並んだ ▸ The walls were lined with books, arranged according to size .壁に沿って本がぎっしりと大きさによって並べられていた 2 〈紙など 〉に線を引く ; 〈物 〉の輪郭を描く , …をスケッチする .3 〈老齢 心配などが 〉〈顔 〉にしわを作る .4 〘野球 〙〈球 〉をライナーで打つ .自動詞 1 〈人 物が 〉整列する , 一列に並ぶ (up ).2 〘野球 〙ライナーを打つ ; ライナーを打ってアウトになる .l ì ne ó ut 〘野球 〙ライナーを打ってアウトになる .l ì ne A ó ut [ó ut A ]Aの輪郭を線で示す .l ì ne ú p 1 一列に並ぶ ; ｟主に米 ｠ «…のために » 行列を作る «for » .2 ｟くだけて ｠(主に政治的に ) «…に » 反対する «against » ; «…を » 支持する «with , behind , alongside » .3 〈物が 〉 «…に合わせて » きちんとそろう «with » .4 (行事などの )企画 [準備 ]をする .5 進んで [争って ] «…する » «to do » .6 (スポーツで ) «…と » 争う «with » .l ì ne A ú p [ú p A ]1 «…のために /…するために » A 〈人 〉を整列させる ; A 〈物 〉を並べる «for /to do » .2 A 〈催し物など 〉を企画 [準備 ]する ; 【催し物などのために 】A 〈人 場所など 〉を手配する «for » .3 «…に合わせて » A 〈物 〉をきちんとそろえる «with » .～́ d à nce [d à ncing ]ラインダンス 〘カントリー音楽に合わせて一列になって踊る 〙.～́ dr à wing 線画 .～̀ dr í ve 〘野球 〙ライナー (liner ).～́ engr à ving 線彫り ; 筋彫り銅版 (画 ).～́ f è ed 〘コンピュ 〙改行文字 .～́ ì tem 〘経 〙予算 [商品 ]項目 .～́ m à nagement (!｟英 ｠) 1 (職場での )ライン体制 .2 ライン部門統括陣 .～́ m à nager (!｟英 ｠) 1 ライン部門統括責任者 .2 〖one's ～〗(会社の )直属の上司 .～́ ò fficer 〘軍 〙兵科将校, 戦闘職種幹部 .～̀ of s í ght 照準線, 目視線 〘銃や測量機の照準から的へ至る直線 〙; ＝line of vision .～̀ of v í sion 視線 ; 視界 .～́ pr ì nter 〘コンピュ 〙ラインプリンタ 〘印字が1行単位のプリンタ 〙.～́ pr ì nting 〘コンピュ 〙ラインプリンタによる印刷 .～́ sc ò re 〘野球 〙ラインスコア 〘イニングごとの得点および総安打数などの記録 〙.
line
line 2 /laɪn /〖語源は 「裏地にリンネル (linen )をはる 」〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; lining 他動詞 1 «…で » 〈壁 カーテン 服など 〉に裏地を付ける , 裏打ちする «with » ; …の裏地 [覆い ]になる ▸ line a coat with silk コートに絹裏を付ける ▸ leather- lined boots 皮で裏打ちされたブーツ 2 «…で » … (の内側 )を覆う «with » ; 〈人 動物の体内 〉に膜を作る [張る ].3 ｟くだけて ｠ «…で » 〈腹 ポケットなど 〉を満たす ; …の内部をいっぱいにする «with » ▸ line one's own pocket (s )私腹を肥やす
lineage
lin e age 1 /lɪ́niɪdʒ /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠家系, 家筋 (!通例修飾語を伴う ) .
lineage
line age 2 /láɪnɪdʒ /名詞 U (印刷物の )行数, (原稿料の )行数払い (linage ).
lineal
lin e al /lɪ́niəl /形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗直系の 〈子孫など 〉.2 ＝linear .～ly 副詞
lineament
lin e a ment /lɪ́niəmənt /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠〖通例 ～s 〗容貌 （ようぼう ）, 目鼻だち ; 体つき ; 特徴 .
linear
lin e ar /lɪ́niə r /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 (直 )線の ; 線を使った .2 長さの .3 線を成した .4 〘数 〙1次の ; 線型の ▸ a linear equation 1次方程式 5 〈葉などが 〉糸状の, 線状の, 細長い .6 〘電 〙リニアの, 入力に比例した出力のある .7 〘美 〙(色や明暗よりも )線に重きを置いた .～̀ m é asure 尺度 (法 ); 尺度単位 .～̀ m ó tor リニアモーター 〘可動部が直線運動をするモーター 〙.
linebacker
l í ne b à cker 名詞 C 〘アメフト 〙ラインバッカー 〘前衛のすぐ後ろの位置 〙.
lined
lined /laɪnd /形容詞 1 〈紙が 〉罫 （けい ）線の入った .2 〈肌が 〉しわのある .3 〖複合語を作って 〗…が両側に並んだ ▸ tree- lined streets 並木道
lineman
l í ne man 名詞 複 -men C 1 ｟米 ｠(電話線などの )架線工事作業員, (鉄道 )保線係 (｟男女共用 ｠line installer [repairer, maintainer ]).2 〘アメフト 〙ラインマン, 前衛 .
linen
lin en /lɪ́nɪn /〖line 1 (リンネル )en (製の )〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /U 1 〖集合的に; 時に ～s 〗リンネル [リネン ]製品 〘シーツ まくらカバー テーブルクロス ナプキンなど 〙; 綿 [キャラコ ]製品 ▸ table [bed ] linen テーブル掛け [シーツ ]2 リネン , リンネル , 亜麻布 [糸 ] 〘亜麻糸で作った布は上質とされる 〙; キャラコ .3 ｟古 ｠白い下着類 (underwear )▸ change one's linen every day 毎日下着を替える 4 リネン紙 (linen paper ).w à sh [à ir ] one's d ì rty l í nen in p ú blic 家の中の恥を外にさらけ出す .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗リンネルの , 亜麻 (製 )の ▸ linen cloth 亜麻布 ▸ a linen handkerchief 麻のハンカチ ～́ b à sket ｟主に英 ｠洗濯かご .～́ c ù pboard ｟英 ｠ [cl ò set ｟米 ｠]リネン用戸棚 .～́ dr à per ｟英 ｠リネン商人 .～́ w è dding (結婚12周年記念の )亜麻婚式 .
liner
lin er 1 /láɪnə r /名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C (大洋を航海する大型の )定期船 , 定期航空機 (airliner )▸ an Atlantic liner 大西洋定期船 ▸ an ocean liner 外洋航路定期船 2 C ｟くだけて ｠線を引く人 [道具 ]; U アイライナー (eyeliner ).3 C 〘野球 〙ライナー (line drive ).～́ tr à in コンテナ貨物列車 (｟英 ｠freightliner ).
liner
lin er 2 名詞 C 1 裏地, (コートの )ライナー ; (容器などの )内張り .2 ＝binliner .3 ｟米 ｠ライナーノート (liner notes ; ｟英 ｠sleeve notes ) 〘CDジャケットなどの説明書き 〙.4 裏打ちする人 .5 〘機 〙スリーヴ ; 吹き流し .
linesman
l í nes man 名詞 複 -men C 1 (スポーツの )線審 (｟男女共用 ｠line umpire ).2 ｟主に英 ｠＝lineman 1 .～̀ pl í ers 電気工事用プライヤー 〘強化ピンサーと絶縁したハンドルの付いたプライヤー 〙.
lineup
l í ne ù p 名詞 C 1 (検査などのための 試合前の選手の )整列 ; 整列した人々 ; ｟米 ｠(面通しするため整列させた )容疑者の列 (｟英 ｠identity parade ).2 (野球などの )ラインアップ 〘守備位置 打順などを示す選手の配列 〙; 編成, 布陣, 陣容 .3 番組編成 .
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