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—lineamental /lin'ee a men"tl/, adj. —lineamentation, n.
/lin"ee euh meuhnt/, n.
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. Geol. a linear topographic feature of regional extent that is believed to reflect underlying crustal structure.
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1400-50; late ME < L lineamentum a stroke, pl., features, equiv. to linea(re) to draw a line (deriv. of linea; see LINE1) + -mentum -MENT]
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LINÉAMENT — ou GÉOSUTURE Les cartes géologiques et tectoniques des continents montrent un compartimentage découpant ceux ci en une sorte de mosaïque géante (qui se retrouve à grande et à petite échelles). Ces compartiments, bien que contigus, s’opposent par… … Encyclopédie Universelle
lineament — early 15c., distinctive feature of the body, outline, from M.Fr. lineament, from L. lineamentum contour, outline, lit. a line, stroke, mark, from lineare to reduce to a straight line, from linea (see LINE (Cf. line) (n.)). Figurative sense of a… … Etymology dictionary
lineament — lineament, liniment Lineament, pronounced as four syllables with the first three like linear, means ‘a distinctive feature of the face’, and is normally used in the plural. Liniment (three syllables) is an embrocation … Modern English usage
Lineament — Lin e*a*ment (l[i^]n [ e]*[.a]*ment), n. [L. lineamentum, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin[ e]ament. See 3d {Line}.] One of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks, of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lineament — index color (complexion), feature (appearance), particularity, trait Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lineament — lineàment m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA crta lica ili ruke ETIMOLOGIJA lat. lineamentum … Hrvatski jezični portal
lineament — Lineament. s. m. Il ne se dit que des traits du visage. Les physionomistes jugent des moeurs par les lineaments du visage … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
lineament — ► NOUN 1) literary a distinctive feature, especially of the face. 2) Geology a linear feature on the earth s surface. ORIGIN Latin lineamentum, from linea a line … English terms dictionary
lineament — [lin′ē ə mənt] n. [ME liniamente < L lineamentum < lineare, to fashion to a straight line < linea, LINE1] 1. any of the features of the body, usually of the face, esp. with regard to its outline 2. a distinctive feature or characteristic … English World dictionary
Lineament — Ein Lineament ist eine gerade oder leicht gebogene, linienhafte Struktur, an der eine Oberfläche oder ein Körper charakteristische Merkmale aufweist oder an der sich der Aufbau ändert. Im allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch wird als Lineament auch ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
linéament — (li né a man) s. m. 1° Trait linéaire. • On voit [dans la résurrection magique d un mort] d un sang caillé les flammes rallumées ; L artère avec le coeur reprend ses mouvements, Le visage retourne à ses linéaments, BRÉBEUF Pharsale, VI.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
