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linea — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.

Senses

linea is used for these senses in English:

  • dash (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
  • line (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
  • line (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
  • line A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
  • line A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
  • 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. [from mid-16th c.]
  • line The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. [from later 19th c.]
  • line A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. [from early 19th c.]

dash — full definition

  1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
  3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

line — full definition

  1. noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  2. noun A row or sequence of people, things, or words, one after another.
  3. verb To arrange people or things in a row, or to form such a row.
  4. verb To cover the inside surface of something with a layer of material.
  5. noun A telephone or other communication connection.

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