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lineament

[lin-ee-uh-muhnt]

noun

  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.



lineament

/ ˌlɪnɪəˈmɛntəl, ˈlɪnɪəmənt /

noun

  1. a facial outline or feature

  2. a distinctive characteristic or feature

  3. geology any long natural feature on the surface of the earth, such as a fault, esp as revealed by aerial photography

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • lineamental adjective
  • lineamentation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lineament1

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English, from Latin līneāmentum “a stroke, line (made with a pen, chalk, etc.)”; plural, “features, drawings,” equivalent to līneā(re) “to reduce to a straight line, draw or trace lines,” (derivative of līnea; line 1 ) + -mentum -ment
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lineament1

C15: from Latin: line, from līneāre to draw a line

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