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lineation

noun as in profile

noun as in silhouette

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Aided by Kooser’s artful lineation, we are whisked from room to room, the quick in pursuit of the dead.

What was expected was that the basal rock would show lineations from the scouring effects of ice that has been moving across it for millions of years.

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Likewise, Libya makes an entry with glacial lineations in the Murzuq Basin that are several kilometres long.

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Europa turns out to be as smooth as a billiard ball despite the network of lineations.

Crooked and jagged, the lineation is a lifetime on display — the joy, sadness, euphoria and thrill of every breath.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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