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lineate
[ lin-ee-it, -eyt ]
/ ˈlɪn i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
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adjective
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
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Also lin·e·at·ed [lin-ee-ey-tid] /ˈlɪn iˌeɪ tɪd/ .
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How to use lineate in a sentence
As before of a line was made a lineate: so here in like manner of a triangle is made a triangulate.
The Way To Geometry|Peter RamusStri lineate on the lower part of the valve, punctate on the keel.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner BoyerFor triangles doe compound and make the triangulate, but lines doe not make the lineate.
The Way To Geometry|Peter RamusNow the common affections of a Lineate are to bee Angled and Figured.
The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus
British Dictionary definitions for lineate
lineate
lineated
/ (ˈlɪnɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /
adjective
marked with lines; streaked
Word Origin for lineate
C17: from Latin līneātus drawn with lines
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