Definitions for lineament
ˈlɪn i ə məntlin·ea·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quality, character, lineamentnoun

   a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

   "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"

2. feature, lineamentnoun

   the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin

   "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lineamentnoun

   Any distinctive shape or line etc.

2. lineamentnoun

   A distinctive feature that characterizes something, especially the parts of the face of an individual.

3. Etymology: From lineamentum, from linea (line): compare linéament.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lineamentnoun

   Feature; discriminating mark in the form.

   Etymology: lineament, French; lineamentum, Latin.

   When that my mother went with child
   Of that insatiate Edward, noble York
   Found that the issue was not his begot:
   Which well appeared in his lineaments,
   Being nothing like the noble duke, my father. William Shakespeare.

   In companions
   There must needs be a like proportion
   Of lineaments, of manners, and of spirit. William Shakespeare.

   Six wings he wore, to shade
   His lineaments divine. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. v.

   Man he seems
   In all his lineaments, though in his face
   The glimpses of his father’s glory shine. Paradise Reg.

   There are not more differences in mens faces, and the outward lineaments of their bodies, than there are in the makes and tempers of their minds; only there is this difference, that the distinguishing characters of the face, and the lineaments of the body, grow more plain with time, but the peculiar physiognomy of the mind is most discernible in children. John Locke.

   Advance religion and morals, by tracing some few lineaments in the character of a lady, who hath spent all her life in the practice of both. Jonathan Swift.

   The utmost force of boiling water is not able to destroy the structure of the tenderest plant: the lineaments of a white lily will remain after the strongest decoction. Arbuthnot.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lineament

   See also Line (geometry) A lineament is a linear feature in a landscape which is an expression of an underlying geological structure such as a fault. Typically a lineament will appear as a fault-aligned valley, a series of fault or fold-aligned hills, a straight coastline or indeed a combination of these features. Fracture zones, shear zones and igneous intrusions such as dykes can also be expressed as geomorphic lineaments. Lineaments are often apparent in geological or topographic maps and can appear obvious on aerial or satellite photographs. There are for example, several instances within Great Britain. In Scotland the Great Glen Fault and Highland Boundary Fault give rise to lineaments as does the Malvern Line in western England and the Neath Disturbance in South Wales. The term 'megalineament' has been used to describe such features on a continental scale. The trace of the San Andreas Fault might be considered an example. The Trans Brazilian Lineament and the Trans-Saharan Belt, taken together, form perhaps the longest coherent shear zone on the Earth, extending for about 4,000 km.Lineaments have also been identified on other planets and their moons. Their origins may be radically different from those of terrestrial lineaments due to the differing tectonic processes involved.

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1. lineament

   A lineament is a distinctive feature, characteristic, or structure in a particular landscape, often referring to an aligned linear or curvilinear feature that may represent a geological or geophysical property of the earth's crust. In a broader context, it can also refer to any distinctive or characteristic feature in any object, form, or figure.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lineamentnoun

   one of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks, of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark; -- usually in the plural

2. Etymology: [L. lineamentum, fr. linea line: cf. F. linament. See 3d Line.]

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Anagrams for lineament »

1. alinement

2. manteline

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lineament in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lineament in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lineament
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lineament
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lineament
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineament
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lineament