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lineation
/ ˌɪɪˈɪʃə /
noun
the act of marking with lines
an arrangement of or division into lines
an outline or contour
any linear arrangement involving rocks or minerals, such as a parallel arrangement of elongated mineral grains
Word History and Origins
Origin of lineation1
Example Sentences
Aided by Kooser’s artful lineation, we are whisked from room to room, the quick in pursuit of the dead.
was expected was that the basal rock would show lineations from the scouring effects of ice that has been moving across it for millions of years.
Likewise, Libya makes an entry with glacial lineations in the Murzuq Basin that are several kilometres long.
Europa turns out to be as smooth as a billiard ball despite the network of lineations.
Crooked and jagged, the lineation is a lifetime on display — the joy, sadness, euphoria and thrill of every breath.
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