Lineation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lineation is a noun meaning (geology) A linear feature in rock, often structural.
Meaning
(geology) A linear feature in rock, often structural.
More Meanings
- (literature) The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem
Example Sentences
magnetic lineations
Lineation is very much a matter of syntax, organizing the poem's grammar across its lines in ways significant and central to the poem's meaning.
Word Forms
- lineations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slickenside, linea, strandline, line, faultline, pitline.
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