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línea — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • queue noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
  • row noun A straight line of people or things placed next to each other.
  • stripe noun A long, narrow band of color that contrasts with the surrounding surface.

Senses

línea is used for these senses in English:

  • 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 (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
  • line (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
  • line A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
  • line A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
  • line A verse (in poetry).
  • line Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
  • queue A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.

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.

queue — full definition

  1. noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
  2. noun In computing, a data structure that holds items to be processed in order, usually first-in-first-out.
  3. verb To line up and wait for a turn.
  4. verb To add an item to a waiting list or processing order.

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