Usually means: Arrangement into lines or streaks.
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  1. lineation: Merriam-Webster
  2. lineation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. lineation: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. lineation: Collins English Dictionary
  5. lineation: Vocabulary.com
  6. lineation: Wordnik
  7. lineation: Wiktionary
  8. lineation: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. lineation: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. lineation: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Lineation, lineation: Dictionary.com
  12. Lineation (geology): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Lineation: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. lineation: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. lineation: Rhymezone
  16. Lineation: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. lineation: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  18. lineation: FreeDictionary.org
  19. lineation: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. lineation: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lineation: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lineation)

▸ noun:  (geology) A linear feature in rock, often structural
▸ noun:  (literature) The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem

Similar:
linea, strandline, line, faultline, pitline, neatline, outline, Lin., line of dip, leyline, more...

Opposite:
amorphism, shapelessness, formlessness

Types:
foliation, cleavage, joint, vein, lithologic contacts, dikes, more...

Phrases:
parting lineation, more...

Adjectives:
current, strong, magnetic, primary, prominent, horizontal, distinct, penetrative, faint, regional, original

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Similar:
linea, strandline, line, faultline, pitline, neatline, outline, Lin., line of dip, leyline, more...

Opposite:
amorphism, shapelessness, formlessness

Types:
foliation, cleavage, joint, vein, lithologic contacts, dikes, more...

Phrases:
parting lineation, more...

Adjectives:
current, strong, magnetic, primary, prominent, horizontal, distinct, penetrative, faint, regional, original



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