Lineation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lineation \Lin`e*a"tion\ (l[i^]n`[-e]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.
     lineatio the drawing of a line, fr. lineare.]
     Delineation; a line or lines.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  lineation
       n 1: the line that appears to bound an object [syn: {outline}]
       2: the act of marking or outlining with lines