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[ noun ] a formation of people or things one beside another
Examples "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed" "they were arrayed in line of battle" "the cast stood in line for the curtain call" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Warren handed him the metal box and Prevot quietly disappeared down the line . |
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[ noun ] a mark that is long relative to its width
Examples "He drew a line on the chart" "The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope" Used in print (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)Thus , the dotted line shown in figure 4 was taken as typical for the temperature distribution for all blowing rates . (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)**f is paramagnetic , and electron paramagnetic dipole as_well_as nuclear dipole effects lead to line broadening . The lines are asymmetric and over the range of field **f gauss and temperature **f the asymmetry increases with increasing **f and decreasing T . The x-ray_diffraction pattern of the material , taken with CuKla radiation , indicated the presence of no extra lines and was in good agreement with the pattern of Douglass . The magnetic_resonance absorption was detected by employing a Varian model **f broad line spectrometer and the associated 12 - inch electromagnet system . |
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[ noun ] a formation of people or things one behind another
Examples "the line stretched clear around the corner" "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Consider installing supplemental serving lines in production areas . (Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)Alley fences were made of solid boards higher than one 's head , but not so high as the golden_glow in a corner or the hollyhocks that grew in a line against them . The curb was a line of stone laid edgewise in the dirt and tilted this way and that by frost in the ground or the roots of trees . (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)Sometimes those who know about them are too far down the line to be able to do anything about them . (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)The valley lay clear , and open to the eye , right up to the sharp_limbed line of gaunt , scoured hills that formed the horizon twenty miles ahead . |
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[ noun ] a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
Used in print (Kenneth Hoffman and Ray Kunze, Linear Al...)Let n be a positive integer and let V be the space of all n times continuously differentiable functions f on the real line which satisfy the differential_equation * * f where * * f are some fixed constants . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)The potters , in_particular , had virtually eschewed freehand drawing , elaborate motifs , and the curving lines of nature , while yet expressing a belief that there was order in the universe . Wavy lines , feather like patterns , rosettes of indefinitely floral nature , birds either singly or in stylized rows , animals in solemn frieze bands ( see Plates 11 - 12 ) - all these turned_up in the more developed fabrics as preliminary signs that the potters were broadening their gaze . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)His face was fuller ; his lips and the usually sharp lines of his jaw had become swollen looking . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)He was able to discern the body lines of the Roman women under their robes . Related terms shape curve curve straight_line boundary centerline perimeter geodesic |
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[ noun ] (linguistics,writing) text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
Examples "the letter consisted of three short lines" "there are six lines in every stanza" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)There are some sharp and whipping lines and some hilariously funny situations - the best of the latter being a mass impromptu plunge into a nightclub tank where a `` mermaid '' is performing . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)At_the_least , however , one may conclude that Geometric potters sensed a logical order ; their principles of composition stand very close to those which appear in the Homeric epics and the hexameter line . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)There was always a pause here , before the next line . Booth had delivered his line . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)All I want is a picture - with a_few lines . |
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[ noun ] (military) a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
Examples "they attacked the enemy's line" Related terms military_position battlefront battle_line line_of_battle firing_line military |
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[ noun ] (physics) a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
Used in print (1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)Besides the well-known hydrogen line at 21 cm wavelength , the spectra of extraterrestrial radio_sources may contain sharp lines characteristic of other atoms , ions , and small molecules . Besides the well-known hydrogen line at 21 cm wavelength , the spectra of extraterrestrial radio_sources may contain sharp lines characteristic of other atoms , ions , and small molecules . The detection and study of such line spectra would add considerably to present information on interstellar gas clouds and , perhaps , planetary atmospheres . Among the most likely producers of detectable radio line spectra are the light diatomic hydrides OH and CH ; somewhat less likely sources are the heavier hydrides SH , SiH , and ScH . Very small concentrations of these hydrides should be detectable ; in interstellar gas , concentrations as low as * * f molecules / * * f may be sufficient , as compared to the * * f hydrogen_atoms * * f required for detection of the 21 - cm line . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (psychology) the methodical process of logical reasoning
Examples "I can't follow your line of reasoning" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Perhaps Special Projects necessarily thinks along documentary lines . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)These problems frequently arise where a firm is making items for the Government not directly along the lines of its normal civilian business or where the Government specifications require operations that the firm did not understand when it undertook the contract . (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)If goodness and badness lie_in attitudes only and hence are brought into being by them , those men who greeted death and misery with childishly merry laughter are taking the only sensible line . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)Beyond the aesthetic and technical aspects of this expansion we must consider the change in pottery style on broader lines . (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)But to return to the main line of our inquiry . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (electricity,telecommunications) a cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stations
Synonyms Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)This is true because of savings in utility lines and the fact that your buildings have a useful radius equal in all directions . (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)Both shudder at the thought of proceeding too far beyond the sewage_system and the electric light lines . (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)The line soon lived_up_to its name , as local messages of moderate length could be sent for a dime and the company was quickly able to declare very liberal dividends on its capital_stock . Besides being most convenient , the line `` soon proved a good investment for the owners '' . About 1888 J._E._McNaughton of Barnumville and E._G._Bacon became proprietors of the `` Green_Mountain_Telegraph_Company '' , connecting all offices on the Western_Union line and extending over the mountain from Barnumville to Peru , Londonderry , South_Londonderry , Lowell_Lake , Windham , North_Windham , Grafton , Cambridgeport , Saxton_'s_River , and Bellows_Falls . |
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[ noun ] (electricity) a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
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[ noun ] a connected series of events or actions or developments
Synonyms Examples "the government took a firm course" "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)In the line of operatic trades to cushion the budget , the Dallas_Civic_Opera will use San_Francisco 's new Leni_Bauer-Ecsy production of `` Lucia_di_Lammermoor '' this season , returning the favor next season when San_Francisco uses the Dallas `` Don_Giovanni '' , designed by Franco_Zeffirelli . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)The historian can only point_out those lines which were major enough to find reflection in our limited evidence , and must hope that future excavations will enrich our understanding . The first slanting rays of the new day cannot yet dispel all the dark shadows which lie across the Aegean world ; but our evidence grows considerably in variety and shows more unmistakably some of the lines of change . In these respects the vases of the early eighth century represent a culmination of earlier lines of progress . |
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[ noun ] a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Old attitudes are held more tenaciously in the Tidewater than the Piedmont ; so_that a line running down the length of the South marking the upper_limits of tidewater would roughly divide the Old_South from the new , but with , of_course , important minority enclaves . Related terms location path horizon crest axis path part side isogram line_of_sight latitude danger_line waterline water_line watershed hipline flight_line lunar_latitude snow_line timber_line quadrant rhumb_line hemline great_circle agonic_line hipline line_of_force fault_line isogonic_line quadrant aclinic_line |
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[ noun ] a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
Examples "his face has many lines" "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" Used in print (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)`` Not a line , not a wrinkle . |
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[ verb ] (clothing) cover the interior of, as of garments
Examples : "line the gloves" Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)The endothelial cells lining the sinusoids were prominent , and many contained large quantities of hemosiderin . |
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[ noun ] (transportation) the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
Synonyms Used in print (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)And the solutions to the problems of the commuter lines have been equally varied , ranging all_the_way from Government ownership to complete discontinuance of this important service . Obviously , the Interstate_Commerce_Commission will not force the New_York_Central to further curtail its commuter operations by giving undue competitive advantages to the lines that wish to merge . (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)Forced to realize that this was the end of a very short line I scanned a road marker and discovered what the end of a slightly longer line would be for the old Mexican : Moriarty , New_Mexico . Forced to realize that this was the end of a very short line I scanned a road marker and discovered what the end of a slightly longer line would be for the old Mexican : Moriarty , New_Mexico . Related terms road railroad_track branch_line trunk_line railroad_track railroad_bed |
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[ noun ] a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
Synonyms Examples "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport" Used in print (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)The silver_chloride was fused under vacuum in the presence of aluminum chips with the resultant product of * * f which was sublimed into a flask on the vacuum line . The required amount of carbon_tetrachloride was distilled into a series of reaction cells on a manifold on a vacuum line . The desired amounts of inactive chlorine and radioactive chlorine were likewise condensed in these cells on the vacuum line following which they were frozen_down and the manifold as_a_whole was sealed_off . In_addition to the method described in the section above , chlorine and radiochlorine were prepared by the electrolysis of a * * f eutectic on the vacuum line , and by exchange of * * f with molten * * f . Related terms |
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[ noun ] acting in conformity
Examples "in line with" or "he got out of line" or "toe the line" Used in print (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)Word reached the company that the man behind these depredations was Manuel_Gonzales , a man with many followers , including a number who were kept in line through fear of him . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (telecommunications) a telephone connection
Used in print (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He was surprised to find Kayabashi 's secretary on the other end of the line . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)`` You 're a sweetheart - but leave one line open . |
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[ noun ] something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
Examples "a washing line" Used in print (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)In the stiff neutral lines of the telephone_poles he saw the no-nonsense pen strokes of Aunt_Jessica 's letter . |
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[ noun ] the descendants of one individual
Examples "his entire lineage has been warriors" Used in print (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)There was an air of blindness in her gray eyes , the startled horse look that ultimately comes to some women who are_born at the end of an ancestral line long_since divorced from money-making and which , besides , has kept its estate intact . |
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[ noun ] the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Synonyms Examples "he's not in my line of business" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)It rested its decision solely on 7 , which reads in pertinent part : `` [ N_]_o corporation engaged in commerce shall acquire , directly or indirectly , the whole or any part of the stock or other share capital of another corporation engaged also in commerce , where the effect of such acquisition may be to substantially lessen competition between the corporation whose stock is so acquired and the corporation making the acquisition , or to restrain such commerce in any section or community , or tend to create a monopoly of any line of commerce . This , however , did not bar finding that du_Pont had become pre-eminent as a supplier of automotive fabrics and finishes to General_Motors ; that these products constituted a `` line of commerce '' within the meaning of the Clayton_Act ; that General_Motors ' share of the market for these products was substantial ; and that competition for this share of the market was endangered by the financial relationship between the two concerns : |
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[ noun ] in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)The Bears added two more in the fifth when McAuliffe dropped a double into the leftfield corner , Paschal doubled down the rightfield line and Cooke singled off Phil_Shartzer 's glove . |
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[ noun ] (transportation,business) a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
Used in print (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)They had lunch at a sidewalk cafe overlooking the intersection of two broad , busy , unpicturesque streets , and coming home they got lost in the Metro ; it took them over an hour to get_back to the station where they should have changed , in_order to take the line that went to the Place_Redoute . |
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[ noun ] (often plural) a means of communication or access
Synonyms Examples "it must go through official channels" "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)Lines of communications were established between the two companies and several du_Pont products were actively promoted . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) a particular kind of product or merchandise
Examples "a nice line of shoes" Used in print (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)The better quality products in both of these lines contain phosphate builders . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 14006
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[ noun ] (music,fine art) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Synonyms Examples "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
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[ noun ] (psychology) a conceptual separation or demarcation
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[ noun ] space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
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[ noun ] (finance) the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
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[ noun ] (writing) a short personal letter
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[ noun ] (work) mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
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