lineation

[ lin-ee-ey-shuh n ]
/ ˌlɪn iˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
a division into lines.
an outline or delineation.
an arrangement or group of lines.

Origin of lineation

1350–1400; Middle English lyneacion < Late Latin līneātiōn- (stem of līneātiō) the drawing of a line, Latin: direction, line. See lineate, -ion

Example sentences from the Web for lineation

  • There are two methods of observing systematically the lineation patterns.

    Dactylography |Henry Faulds

British Dictionary definitions for lineation

lineation
/ (ˌlɪnɪˈeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of marking with lines
an arrangement of or division into lines
an outline or contour
any linear arrangement involving rocks or minerals, such as a parallel arrangement of elongated mineral grains