Lineation is an English word with synonyms like outline or boundary. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Lineation meaning
- A linear feature in rock, often structural
- The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem
Using Lineation
- The main meaning on this page is: A linear feature in rock, often structural | The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem
- Useful related words include: outline, boundary, bound, bounds.
- In the example corpus, lineation often appears in combinations such as: the lineation.
Context around Lineation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lineation
- In this selection, "lineation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, include, elation, may and clockwise stand out and add context to how "lineation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include case the lineation may be and miss include lineation elation with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lineation" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lineation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In this case, the lineation may be measured from the horizontal as a rake or pitch upon the surface. (19 words)
Some other classes you won’t want to miss include “Lineation Elation” with Dilruba Ahmed and “Ladder of Love” with Jaime Li among many others. (25 words)
Rake is measured by placing a protractor flat on the planar surface, with the flat edge horizontal and measuring the angle of the lineation clockwise from horizontal. (27 words)
Rake is measured by placing a protractor flat on the planar surface, with the flat edge horizontal and measuring the angle of the lineation clockwise from horizontal. (27 words)
Some other classes you won’t want to miss include “Lineation Elation” with Dilruba Ahmed and “Ladder of Love” with Jaime Li among many others. (25 words)
In this case, the lineation may be measured from the horizontal as a rake or pitch upon the surface. (19 words)
Example sentences (3)
Some other classes you won’t want to miss include “Lineation Elation” with Dilruba Ahmed and “Ladder of Love” with Jaime Li among many others.
In this case, the lineation may be measured from the horizontal as a rake or pitch upon the surface.
Rake is measured by placing a protractor flat on the planar surface, with the flat edge horizontal and measuring the angle of the lineation clockwise from horizontal.
Common combinations with lineation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: