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Definition of lineament in English: lineamentnoun ˈlɪnɪəm(ə)ntˈlɪniəmənt 1usually lineamentsliterary A distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face. 〈诗/文〉（尤指面部的）特征 I recognized those haggard lineaments Example sentencesExamples - His vanity is a lineament in his character which had entirely escaped me.
- Here's a man who clearly knows how to achieve the lineaments of gratified desire on the faces of his women, as I think William Blake once phrased it.
- Their final powerful lines reduced to lineaments around the eyes.
Synonyms distinctive features, features, distinguishing characteristics, hallmarks, properties, traits form, outline, lines, contours configuration, physiognomy, profile, face, countenance, visage 2Geology
A linear feature on the earth's surface, such as a fault. 〔地质〕线性构造，线状行迹（如断层等） Example sentencesExamples - Gravity and magnetic data also portray the NE-SW-trending lineament outlined by the Mesozoic faults, suggesting a link between the Hardangerfjord Shear Zone and the Highland Boundary Fault.
- Basanites were sampled from six localities within the outcrop of the Batain Nappes and define two lineaments, similar in trend to the Qalhat Fault.
- The region east of the gravity lineament has witnessed intensive magmatism and basin development since Mesozoic time.
- This rules out significant increments of both strike-slip and dip-slip post-emplacement displacements on the lineament.
- Some magmatic activity is concentrated along basement lineaments and other volcanism appears to be related to rifting in a similar way to that of major rift valleys.
Synonyms silhouette, profile, figure, shape, contour, form, line, lineaments, delineation
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin lineamentum, from lineare 'make straight', from linea 'a line' (see line1). Definition of lineament in US English: lineamentnounˈlɪniəməntˈlinēəmənt 1usually lineamentsliterary A distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face. 〈诗/文〉（尤指面部的）特征 I recognized those haggard lineaments Example sentencesExamples - Their final powerful lines reduced to lineaments around the eyes.
- His vanity is a lineament in his character which had entirely escaped me.
- Here's a man who clearly knows how to achieve the lineaments of gratified desire on the faces of his women, as I think William Blake once phrased it.
Synonyms distinctive features, features, distinguishing characteristics, hallmarks, properties, traits 2Geology
A linear feature on the earth's surface, such as a fault. 〔地质〕线性构造，线状行迹（如断层等） Example sentencesExamples - The region east of the gravity lineament has witnessed intensive magmatism and basin development since Mesozoic time.
- Gravity and magnetic data also portray the NE-SW-trending lineament outlined by the Mesozoic faults, suggesting a link between the Hardangerfjord Shear Zone and the Highland Boundary Fault.
- Some magmatic activity is concentrated along basement lineaments and other volcanism appears to be related to rifting in a similar way to that of major rift valleys.
- Basanites were sampled from six localities within the outcrop of the Batain Nappes and define two lineaments, similar in trend to the Qalhat Fault.
- This rules out significant increments of both strike-slip and dip-slip post-emplacement displacements on the lineament.
Synonyms silhouette, profile, figure, shape, contour, form, line, lineaments, delineation
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin lineamentum, from lineare ‘make straight’, from linea ‘a line’ (see line). |