lineation

• Sustantivo que designa una línea que parece delimitar un objeto, o la acción de trazar líneas o marcar algo con líneas.

A noun referring to the line that appears to bound an object, or the act of marking or outlining with lines.

1. Apparent boundaryC1formal

   The line that seems to form the outer edge or limit of an object.

   Contorno aparente

   • The artist carefully studied the lineation of the human form.
   • The lineation of the mountain against the sky was sharp and clear.
   • In the drawing, the lineation of the vase defined its elegant shape.

2. Marking with linesC1formal

   The act or process of marking or outlining something with lines.

   Trazado de líneas

   • The lineation of the manuscript helped to organize the text.
   • The cartographer's lineation of the map was precise and detailed.
   • Lineation in poetry refers to the arrangement of lines on the page.

   Sinónimosdelineationhatchingliningruling