lineation
Example Sentences
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If the minerals line up and point in a common direction, but with no planar fabric, this is lineation.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
When minerals lie on a plane AND point in a common direction; this is both foliation and lineation.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Crooked and jagged, the lineation is a lifetime on display — the joy, sadness, euphoria and thrill of every breath.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2014
Some of the material swings close to the prosaic, yet Motion's deft lineation and deletions work double-time to preserve the true sense of natural speech.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2012
Bewick, the English draughtsman, struck with the delicate qualities of the lineation, made engravings of the impression of two of his finger-tips and used them as signatures for his work.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
