单词 | lineations |
释义 | line1 /līn/noun
To take a place in line ORIGIN: Partly from OE līne cord (from or cognate with L līnum flax), partly through Fr ligne, and partly directly from L līnea; cf line2 linage or lineage /līnˈij/ noun
lineage /linˈi-ij/, obsolete forms linage, lignage or lynage /līnˈij/ noun Ancestry lineal /linˈi-əl/ adjective
lineality /-alˈi-ti/ noun linˈeally adverb lineament /linˈi-ə-mənt/ noun
linear /linˈi-ər/ adjective
linearity /lin-i-arˈi-ti/ noun linearīzāˈtion or linearīsāˈtion noun linˈearize or linˈearise transitive verb To make linear linˈearly adverb linˈeate or linˈeated adjective Marked with lines lineāˈtion noun
lined /līnd/ adjective
lineolate /linˈi-ə-lāt/ adjective Marked with fine lines līnˈer noun
līnˈing noun
līnˈy or līnˈey adjective line abreast or line ahead noun Naval formation(s) in which all the vessels are side by side or one behind the other linear A noun A script, essentially the same as linear B, used with an earlier undeciphered language of Crete linear accelerator noun An apparatus in which electrons are accelerated while travelling down a metal tube or tubes, eg by means of electromagnetic waves linear aerospike engine noun A rocket engine with a specially designed nozzle (aerospike nozzle) that allows the exhaust gases to expand and so to be used most efficiently linear B noun An ancient script (c.1400BC) found in Crete, deciphered as a form of Greek seven centuries earlier than any previously known linear equation noun An equation with more than two terms, of which none is raised above the power one linear motor noun An electric motor which produces direct thrust in a linear, rather than rotational, direction linear perspective noun That part of perspective which regards only the positions, magnitudes and forms of the objects delineated linear programming noun Programming which enables a computer to give an optimum result when fed with a number of unrelated variables, used in determining the most efficient arrangement of eg an industrial process lineˈbacker noun (American football) A defensive player whose position is just behind the line of scrimmage line block noun A printing block consisting of black and white only, without gradations of tone line breeding noun The mating of closely related animals in order to preserve the characteristics of a common ancestor line dancing noun Dancing in which participants form rows without partners and follow a set pattern of steps to country-and-western music line drawing noun A drawing in pen or pencil using lines only, without gradations of tone lineˈ-engravˈer noun lineˈ-engravˈing noun
line feed noun (computing) A control character used to move to the next line on a printer or screen lineˈ-fenceˈ noun (US) A farm-boundary fence lineˈ-fish noun One caught with a line rather than a net lineˈ-fishˈer or line-fishˈerman noun lineˈ-fishˈing noun line-item veto noun (US) The power, esp of a US President, to reject an individual provision (line item) in a piece of proposed legislation without rejecting the bill as a whole line judge noun (sport) An official whose job is to watch a line to see on which side of it the ball, etc falls lineˈman noun
line management noun A system of management in which each line manager is responsible for exercising authority and responsibility within a formalized hierarchy line of battle noun Arrangement in line to meet the enemy lineˈ-of-battˈle-ship noun A ship fit for the line of battle, a battleship line of beauty noun A curve like a drawn-out S, as described by the English painter William Hogarth line of country noun One's field of study or interest line of credit noun The maximum amount of credit that a customer is permitted line of fire noun The range or scope of a weapon, etc line of force noun A line drawn in a magnetic or electric field so that its direction at every point gives the direction of magnetic or electric force at that point line of sight noun
lineˈ-out noun (in Rugby Union) a method of restarting play when the ball has gone into touch, the forwards of each team forming a line facing the touch-line and trying to catch or deflect the ball when it is thrown in line printer noun A machine for rapid printing of computer output, a line at a time line scanning noun (image technol) A method of scanning in which the scanning spot sequentially traverses the image in a series of straight lines lineˈ-shooter noun (slang) Someone who shoots a line (see shoot1) linesman /līnzˈ/ noun
line squall noun One of a chain of squalls occurring along a travelling line, with rise and sudden change of wind, rise of pressure and fall of temperature lineˈ-storm noun (US) An equinoctial storm lineˈ-up noun
above the line (of advertising) through the media and by poster all along the line At every point (lit or figurative) below the line (of advertising) by such means as free gifts, direct mailings to households, etc bring into line To cause to conform down the line
draw the line see under draw end of the line (figurative) A point beyond which it is useless or impossible to proceed fall into line To conform Fraunhofer('s) lines Dark lines crossing the spectrum, from the Bavarian optician Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787–1826) get a line on (informal) To get information about give line (angling) To allow apparent freedom in order to secure at last (also figurative) hold the line see under hold1 in line
lay it on the line (informal) To speak out firmly and frankly lay or put on the line To risk or stake (a reputation, etc) line up
on the line (art) Hanging on the level of the eyes on or along the lines of In a (specified) manner or direction out of line
read between the lines To infer what is not explicitly stated shoot a line see under shoot1 toe the line see under toe |
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