lineate
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of lineate
First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin līneātus, past participle of līneāre “to make straight, mark with lines”; see lineament, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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An Angle is a lineate in the common section of the bounds.
From The Way To Geometry by William Bedwell
A lineate is a Magnitude more then long.
From The Way To Geometry by William Bedwell
A figure is a lineate bounded on all parts.
From The Way To Geometry by William Bedwell
A lineate is either a Surface or a Body.
From The Way To Geometry by William Bedwell
As before of a line was made a lineate: so here in like manner of a triangle is made a triangulate.
From The Way To Geometry by William Bedwell
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