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Definitions for Lineament
[1] Often lineaments. a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour: His fine lineaments made him the very image of his father.
[2] Usually lineaments. distinguishing features; distinctive characteristics: the lineaments of sincere repentance.
[3] Geology . a linear topographic feature of regional extent that is believed to reflect underlying crustal structure.
[4] a facial outline or feature
[5] a distinctive characteristic or feature
[6] geology any long natural feature on the surface of the earth, such as a fault, esp as revealed by aerial photography
Words related to Lineament
boundary, edge, channel, portrait, sketch, figure, likeness, shape, shade, shadow, contour, trick, habit, attribute, quirk, character, feature, peculiarity, oddity, virtue
Words nearby Lineament
linea, linea alba, linea nigra, lineage, lineal, lineament, linear, linear a, linear accelerator, linear algebra, linear atrophy
Origin of Lineament
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin līneāmentum a stroke, plural, features, equivalent to līneā(re ) to draw a line (derivative of līnea; see line1) + -mentum -ment
Other words from Lineament
lin·e·a·men·tal [lin-ee-a-men -tl] /ˌlɪn i æˈmɛn tl/ , adjective
lin·e·a·men·ta·tion , noun
Word origin for Lineament
C15: from Latin: line, from līneāre to draw a line
Synonyms for Lineament
boundary, channel, edge, band, bar, borderline, configuration, contour, crease, dash, delineation, demarcation, figuration, figure, frontier, furrow, groove, limit, lineation, outline, profile, rule, score, scratch, silhouette, streak, stripe, tracing, underline, wrinkle