Definition von lining im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- A covering for the inside surface of something
The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
- Present participle of line
- The act of attaching such a covering
- The material used for such a covering
- {n} the inner covering of any thing
- the act of attaching an inside lining to a garment or curtain etc
- a dinnerware decoration, either machine- or hand- applied, consisting of one or several parallel lines running around the outer edge of a plate
- dinnerware decoration consisting of parallel lines running around the edge of the plate
- The handler's adjustment in setting up the position of his dog before running a mark or blind
- That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a garment or a box; also, the contents of anything
- A coating of asphaltic concrete, concrete or impervious geotextile to provide watertightness, to prevent erosion or to reduce friction of a canal, tunnel or shaft
- a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
- The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining
- providing something with a surface of a different material a protective covering that protects an inside surface
- providing something with a surface of a different material
- A wythe of similar masonry that is bonded to an existing wall to reinforce it
- The use of ropes to work a boatdown through a rapid from shore
- The lining of something such as a piece of clothing or a curtain is a layer of cloth attached to the inside of it in order to make it thicker or warmer, or in order to make it hang better. a padded satin jacket with quilted lining
- {i} coating on an inside surface; material used to line an inside surface
- The material which is pasted down on the backbone (spine) of a book to be casebound, after it has been sewn, glued off and rounded It reinforces the glue and helps hold signatures together to top
- "A synonym for the binder's endleaves when these are of some special material, such as vellum or watered silk When they are of paper, they are called ENDPAPERS; when of leather, the PASTE-DOWN (as opposed to the free half) is called a DOUBLURE "
- A fabric that is used to cover the inside of a garment to provide a finished look Generally, the lining is made of a smooth lustrous fabric
- a protective covering that protects an inside surface
- You can use lining to refer to a layer of paper, plastic, metal, or another substance that is attached to the inside of something, for example in order to protect it. brake linings Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets
- the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc )
- protective coating that is applied to the inside of a drum
- A dinnerware decoration, either machine or hand applied, consisting of one or several parallel lines running around the outer edge of a plate
- The lining of your stomach or other organ is a layer of tissue on the inside of it. a bacterium that attacks the lining of the stomach. the uterine lining. see also line
- Inside refractory layer of firebrick, clay, sand, or other material in a furnace or ladle
- Fabric used as a backing for drapery panels Lining can provide body and fullness, light control, and privacy Often lining fabrics are decorative and chosen to be a pleasing contrast to the drapery fabric
- Another term for friction material
- lining up
- arranging in a row, aligning; standing in line, standing in queue
- every cloud has a silver lining
- In every bad situation there is an element of good
But the most popular attitude toward what we may call sad plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,.
- every silver lining has a cloud
- Every good situation has the potential to turn bad
A great partnership isn't a self-maintaining entity. Perseverance and persistence make it thrive. For every silver lining has a cloud. Ignorance of this reality is not an option.
- line
- A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces
This description of the old front line, as it was when the Battle of the Somme began, may some day be of use. It is hoped that this description of the line will be followed by an account of our people's share in the battle.
- line
- The products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself
A ship of the line.
- line
- A small amount of text. Specifically:
Don't feed me a line!.
- line
- That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode
Can we this quote? The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yes. I have a goodly heritage. — Ps. xvi. 6.
- line
- Direction, path
the line of sight or the line of vision.
- line
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body)
I mean, the lines of my body are as well drawn as his.
- line
- To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen
paintings lined the walls of the cavernous dining room.
- line
- A letter, a written form of communication
Drop me a line.
- line
- To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray
All the pictures fairest lined Are but black to Rosalind.
- line
- The batter’s box
- line
- To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper
Then again line the back, again bringing the paper a little further in than the second lining, and repeat the operation according to what you think the weight and size of the book demands in extra strength,.
- line
- To form or enter into a line
- line
- A number of shares taken by a jobber
- line
- The position in which the fencers hold their swords
Thus, for example, in the line of Quarte, the direct thrust is parried by dropping the point under the adversary's blade and circling upwards, throwing off the attack in the opposite line (that of Tierce), and upon the direct thrust in the line of Tierce, by a similar action throwing off the attack in the opposite line (that of Quarte).
- line
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc
an express line.
- line
- Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working)
the engine is in line / out of line.
- line
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. thumb|right|350px|Painting of Prussian Infantry attacking in lines during the [[w: Battle of Hohenfriedberg|Battle of Hohenfriedberg.]]
A band of brothers gathering round me, made, / Although unarmed, a steadfast front, now the line / Of war extended, to our rallying cry / As myriads flocked in love and brotherhood to die.
- line
- Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax
Can we this quote? Garments made of line. — Spenser.
- line
- A measure of length:
equal to one fortieth of an inch.
- line
- Alternative name for a maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux
A magnetic flux is said to have a density of one line per square centimeter when it exerts on a unit north pole a force of one dyne.
- line
- A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness
firefighting A hose.
- line
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight
cricket The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- line
- To form a line along
Knee-high garden lamps lined the path; Jim was careful to stay in their pools. Assuming he was being watched, the last thing he wanted to do was give them any reason to chase after him in the dark.
- line
- Of a dog: to copulate with
Pliny states that the inhabitants of India take pleasure in having their dog bitches lined by the wild tigers, and to facilitate this union, they are in the habit of tieing them when in heat out in the woods, so that the male tigers may visit them.
- line
- A small portion or serving (of a powdery illegal drug)
Snorting it was a much slower blast off and a longer less intense buzz, that was much easier to function on. A few minutes after you snort a line you can feel the niacin rush coming up your back and washing over your head,.
- line
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark
Tangled up in blue.
- line
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation
Eden stretchd her Line / From Auran Eastward to the Royal Towrs / Of great Seleucia,.
- long-lining
- A type of commercial fishing using a very long line with many baited hooks attached along its length
- plain lining
- Present participle of plain line
- silver lining
- An unexpected good outcome; especially following some bad event
- stomach lining
- a layer of tissue on the inside of stomach
- silver lining
- If you talk about a silver lining, you are talking about something positive that comes out of a sad or unpleasant situation. The fall in inflation is the silver lining of the prolonged recession. A hopeful or comforting prospect in the midst of difficulty
- Every cloud has a silver lining
- (Atasözü) Every bad situation has some good aspect to it. This proverb is usually said as an encouragement to a person who is overcome by some difficulty and is unable to see any positive way forward
- door lining
- The finish of wood, metal, marble, etc., which surrounds the top and sides of a doorway
- jamb lining
- 1. A strip of wood which is applied to the inside edge of a window jamb to increase its width.2. Same as door case
- line
- {v} to guard within, cover over, impregnate
- line
- {n} a string, extension in length, trench, verse, mark, equator, order, progeny, 12th of an inch
- every cloud has a silver lining
- (Argo) Every trouble has something hopeful that you can see in it, like the bright edge around a dark cloud
The doctor told Tommy to cheer up when he had measles. Every cloud has a silver lining, he said.
- brake lining
- The covering of a brake shoe
- brake lining
- the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum
- brake lining
- (Otomotiv) For drum brakes, this is high-friction and heat resistant material that's attached to a brake shoe. When the shoe is pressed against the brake drum, the lining grabs the inside of the drum, which stops the wheel and thus the car
- every cloud has a silver lining
- every bad situation has an up side
- furnace lining
- lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
- inner lining
- layer of rubber that covers the inner surface of a tire
- line
- acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line" something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed a commercial organization serving as a common carrier a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes" a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope" text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter" a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call" a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line" a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring" fill plentifully; "line one's pockets" cover the interior of (garments); "line the gloves" mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face" be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank
- line
- This is often written in the slope-intercept form as y = mx + b, in which m is the slope and b is the value where the line crosses the y-axis. Because geometrical objects whose edges are line segments are completely understood, mathematicians frequently try to reduce more complex structures into simpler ones made up of connected line segments. Digital Subscriber Line assembly line Curzon Line International Date Line line integral Line Islands Maginot Line Mason Dixon Line McMahon Line Oder Neisse Line ship of the line tangent line Eastern Air Lines Inc. Fraunhofer lines Greyhound Lines Inc
- line
- The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad
- line
- The equator
- line
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed a commercial organization serving as a common carrier a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
- line
- If you read between the lines, you understand what someone really means, or what is really happening in a situation, even though it is not said openly. Reading between the lines, it seems neither Cole nor Ledley King will be going to Japan
- line
- A state or county line is a boundary between two states or counties. the California state line. = border
- line
- A line is the conductor (usually two wires designated tip and ring) that connects the customer's equipment (telephone, Private Branch Exchange (PBX), etc ) to the Central Office (CO) switch/switching equipment
- line
- A one-dimensional arc defined by at least two pairs of x,y coordinates A line feature is used to depicted a geographic feature not appropriate to be represented as a polygon Lines have length but no area
- line
- To read or repeat line by line
- line
- If you refer to a method as the first line of, for example, defence or treatment, you mean that it is the first or most important method to be used in dealing with a problem. Passport checks will remain the first line of defence against terrorists
- line
- If one object is in line with others, or moves into line with others, they are arranged in a line. You can also say that a number of objects are in line or move into line. The device itself was right under the vehicle, almost in line with the gear lever Venus, the Sun and Earth all moved into line
- line
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- line
- the main direction of an attack (eg , high/low, inside/outside), often equated to the parry that must be made to deflect the attack; also point in line
- line
- be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank"
- line
- The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working
- line
- To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify
- line
- be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank
- line
- A line is a route, especially a dangerous or secret one, along which people move or send messages or supplies. Negotiators say they're keeping communication lines open. the guerrillas' main supply lines
- line
- A line is a particular route, involving the same stations, roads, or stops along which a train or bus service regularly operates. They've got to ride all the way to the end of the line I would be able to stay on the Piccadilly Line and get off the tube at South Kensington
- line
- A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line
- line
- You can use line to refer to the way in which someone's thoughts or activities develop, particularly if it is logical. What are some of the practical benefits likely to be of this line of research?
- line
- a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
- line
- The equator; usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line
- line
- a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope"
- line
- An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness
- line
- To impregnate (applied to brute animals)
- line
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- line
- You can use line when you are referring to a number of people who are ranked according to status. Nicholas Paul Patrick was seventh in the line of succession to the throne the man who stands next in line for the presidency
- line
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings
- line
- To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money
- line
- A row of letters, words, etc
- line
- To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align
- line
- a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"
- line
- A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure
- line
- You can refer to a long piece of wire, string, or cable as a line when it is used for a particular purpose. She put her washing on the line. a piece of fishing-line The winds downed power lines
- line
- The longer and finer fiber of flax
- line
- A spatial feature that is given a precise location that can be described by a series of coordinate pairs In theory a line has length but no width
- line
- A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend
- line
- a row of words extending across a page or column
- line
- You can use lines to refer to the set of physical defences or the soldiers that have been established along the boundary of an area occupied by an army. Their unit was shelling the German lines only seven miles away
- line
- A path through two or more points (see also segment); a continuous mark
- line
- If one thing is in line with another, or is brought into line with it, the first thing is, or becomes, similar to the second, especially in a way that has been planned or expected. The structure of our schools is now broadly in line with the major countries of the world This brings the law into line with most medical opinion
- line
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line"
- line
- A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc
- line
- If you keep someone in line or bring them into line, you make them obey you, or you make them behave in the way you want them to. All this was just designed to frighten me and keep me in line. if the Prime Minister fails to bring rebellious Tories into line
- line
- The line in which something or someone moves is the particular route that they take, especially when they keep moving straight ahead. Walk in a straight line The wings were at right angles to the line of flight
- line
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- line
- A glib summation of an ISSUE, based on an interpretation favourable to the person or organisation throwing it (in this case to save themselves, not the catcher) If the ISSUES MANAGEMENT people have done their job, it might find its way in a newspaper opinion piece by a sympathetic columnist See SPIN (Added December 2002)
- line
- If you do something on line, you do it using a computer or a computer network. They can order their requirements on line. on-line transaction processing
- line
- A railway line consists of the pieces of metal and wood which form the track that the trains travel along. = track
- line
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction
- line
- marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline
- line
- A colloquial term with several meanings It may be used to mean a particular type of insurance, such as the Liability "line " It may be used to describe all the various types of insurance written for a property owner, e g , carrying all "lines" of the XYZ Company It is also used to describe the amount of insurance on a given property, e g , a $250,000 "line" on buildings of the XYZ Company (G)
- line
- a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
- line
- One of four possible paths to the target defined in relationship to the placement of the opponent's sword and swordhand: high inside, low inside, high outside, low outside Also the correct alignment of the various parts of the body
- line
- A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers
- line
- The particular line that a person has towards a problem is the attitude that they have towards it. For example, if someone takes a hard line on something, they have a firm strict policy which they refuse to change. Forty members of the governing Conservative party rebelled, voting against the government line
- line
- If you are in line for something, it is likely to happen to you or you are likely to obtain it. If something is in line to happen, it is likely to happen. He must be in line for a place in the Guinness Book of Records Public sector pay is also in line to be hit hard. = due
- line
- The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel
- line
- Direction; as, the line of sight or vision
- line
- A rope, cord, string, or thread; a slender, strong cord, or a cord of any thickness; a hawser
- line
- reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"
- line
- To cover the inside/inner surface of (something)
- line
- The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route
- line
- That which has length, but not breadth or thickness
- line
- An edge of a graph
- line
- If you do something or if it happens to you in the line of duty, you do it or it happens as part of your regular work or as a result of it. More than 3,000 police officers were wounded in the line of duty last year
- line
- To impregnate; applied to brute animals
- line
- If people or things line a road, room, or other place, they are present in large numbers along its edges or sides. Thousands of local people lined the streets and clapped as the procession went by. a square lined with pubs and clubs. + -lined -lined a long tree-lined drive
- line
- If something is organized on particular lines, or along particular lines, it is organized according to that method or principle. so-called autonomous republics based on ethnic lines. reorganising old factories to work along Japanese lines
- line
- the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
- line
- A line of a piece of writing is one of the rows of words, numbers, or other symbols in it. The next line should read: Five days, 23.5 hours Tina wouldn't have read more than three lines
- line
- If you say that something happens along particular lines, or on particular lines, you are giving a general summary or approximate account of what happens, which may not be correct in every detail. He'd said something along those lines already Our forecast for 1990 was on the right lines
- line
- A sentence of dialogue in a script or screenplay, or delivered by an actor or performer
- line
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line"
- line
- To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn
- line
- A particular line of people or things is a series of them that has existed over a period of time, when they have all been similar in some way, or done similar things. We were part of a long line of artists It's the latest in a long line of tragedies
- line
- The path of wire between the telephone company and the subscriber associated with an individual telephone number Not to be confused with an extension (or intercom number) within a key system or a PBX A good way to remember this is that while campus lines are always 7 digit long, extensions are usually three or two digits long
- line
- the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
- line
- A unit in the structure of a poem consisting of one or more metrical feet arranged as a rhythmical entity Sidelight: The line is fundamental to the perception of poetry, since it is an important factor in the distinction between prose and verse Sidelight: The traditional practice of capitalizing the initial line-letters contributes to the visual perception of the line as a unit; this practice is often not observed in modern free verse (See also Stich)
- line
- A one-dimensional feature defined by at least two pairs of x,y coordinates A line feature is used to depict a geographic feature not appropriate to be represented as a polygon Lines have length but no area
- line
- A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure
- line
- 1 ("target line, intended line") direction, as indicated by a vertical plane 2 ("line, line of a putt, putting line") the path on which the ball rolls, or will roll, enroute to the hole Example: My intended line was right over the big oak tree 2 It is common courtesy to avoid stepping in someone's line, as a fresh footprint on the green could alter the ball's course and/or speed
- line
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection
- line
- A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; opposed to column. thumb.]]
- line
- A sequence of words printed as a separate entity on the page In poetry, lines are usually measured by the number of feet they contain The names for various line lengths are as follows
- line
- written or printed; esp
- line
- If something such as your job, career, or reputation is on the line, you may lose or harm it as a result of what you are doing or of the situation you are in. He wouldn't put his career on the line to help a friend
- line
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
- line
- A shape defined by two points: the current x and y location of the graphics pen and the x and y location of its destination Source: NPG
- line
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- line
- (Ticaret) production line
- line
- A more or less threadlike mark of a pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark
- line
- A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark
- line
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- line
- {f} place in a row; mark with a line or lines; underline; cover the inside of; pad, insert a lining; fill full
- line
- to sign on the dotted line: see dotted to line your pockets: see pocket the line of least resistance: see resistance to toe the line: see toe. Basic element of Euclidean geometry. Euclid defined a line as an interval between two points and claimed it could be extended indefinitely in either direction. Such an extension in both directions is now thought of as a line, while Euclid's original definition is considered a line segment. A ray is part of a line extending indefinitely from a point on the line in only one direction. In a coordinate system on a plane, a line can be represented by the linear equation ax + by + c =
- line
- A line of people or things is a number of them arranged one behind the other or side by side. The sparse line of spectators noticed nothing unusual. = row
- line
- A shipping, air, or bus line is a company which provides services for transporting people or goods by sea, air, or bus. The Foreign Office offered to pay the shipping line all the costs of diverting the ship to Bermuda. = company
- line
- One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed
- line
- fill plentifully; "line one's pockets"
- line
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"
- line
- (The) The equator (See Crossing The Line ) The deep-sea line A long line marked at every five fathoms, for sounding the depth of the sea The line All regiments of infantry except the foot-guards, the rifle brigade, the marines, the militia, and the volunteers
- line
- To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops
- line
- mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"
- line
- The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc
- line
- Direction
- line
- To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book
- line
- 1 A set of ordered coordinates that represents the shape of geographic features too narrow to be displayed as an area at the given scale (e g , contours, street centerlines, or streams), or linear features with no area (e g , state and county boundary lines) 2 A single arc in a coverage 3 A line on a map (e g , a neatline)
- line
- A row of letters, text, words, etc, written or printed, as on paper or a CRT screen; especially a row of words extending across a page or column
- line
- To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin
- line
- (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
- line
- If something lines a container or area, especially an area inside a person, animal, or plant, it forms a layer on the inside surface. the muscles that line the intestines. see also lined, lining, bottom line, branch line, dividing line, front line, party line, picket line, yellow line
- line
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- line
- To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines
- line
- as, a line of stages; an express line
- line
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., often waiting to be processed or dealt with, a queue; a continued series or rank
- line
- The lines on someone's skin, especially on their face, are long thin marks that appear there as they grow older. He has a large, generous face with deep lines. = wrinkle
- line
- acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
- line
- A trench or rampart
- line
- If you draw a line between two things, you make a distinction between them. It is, however, not possible to draw a distinct line between the two categories. = distinguish
- line
- If you line a wall, container, or other object, you put a layer of something such as leaves or paper on the inside surface of it in order to make it stronger, warmer, or cleaner. Scoop the blanket weed out and use it to line hanging baskets Female bears tend to line their dens with leaves or grass. + -lined -lined a dark, suede-lined case
- line
- A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc
- line
- The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length)
- line
- a telephone connection
- line
- You can use line to refer to a telephone number which you can ring in order to get information or advice. the 24-hours information line
- line
- A rope on a nautical vessel. (Usually a rope is still in its packing; usually, once removed, it is line.)
- line
- a unit of verse whose length is prescribed by a criterion other than the right-hand margin of the page (e g , a certain length in syllables, meeting a boundary rhyming word, completing a phrase) half-line or hemistich: part of a line bounded by a caesura or some upper limit of syllables or stresses
- line
- A straight segment in three-dimensional space defined by its two endpoints, with an optional set of attributes Defined by the TQ3LineData data type
- line
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
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- A line of people or vehicles is a number of them that are waiting one behind another, for example in order to buy something or to go in a particular direction. Children clutching empty bowls form a line = queue
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- Often used synonymously with physical record Thus it means the same as "card" in a card-image data file, and it means the same as logical record length in data files that have a logical record length format In general, a "line" in data file terminology refers to a physical unit of data that the computer reads and processes, one at a time In DOS and UNIX environments, most statistical software expects "lines" to end with a newline character , but most statistical software can be configured to read a specific number of bytes as a "line" regardless of the presence or absence of a newline character
- line
- A measure of length equal to one twelfth of an inch
- line
- Your line of business or work is the kind of work that you do. So what was your father's line of business? In my line of work I often get home too late for dinner
- line
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage
- line
- A line is a particular type of product that a company makes or sells. His best selling line is the cheapest lager at £1.99
- line
- The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; a boundary; a contour; an outline; a demarcation
- line
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- line
- A line is a long thin mark which is drawn or painted on a surface. Draw a line down that page's center. a dotted line The ball had clearly crossed the line
- line
- A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline
- line
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"