līnea — meaning in English

English meaning

• line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
• string noun A thin cord or length of twisted thread, or a similar thin, flexible strand.
• stripe noun A long, narrow band of color that contrasts with the surrounding surface.

Senses

līnea is used for these senses in English:

• line (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
• stripe A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions.

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.

string — full definition

1. noun A thin cord or length of twisted thread, or a similar thin, flexible strand.
2. noun A series of similar things or events, one after another.
3. noun In computing, a sequence of characters treated as a single unit of data.
4. verb To thread items onto a cord, or to fit an instrument with strings.

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