linea

See also: línea and lineá

English

Alternative forms

• línea

Etymology

From Latin līnea (“line, thread”), via Spanish línea in reference to the unit of length, from līnum (“flax”). Doublet of ligne and line.

Noun

linea (plural lineas or lineae)

1. (astronomy, geology) Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface.

   The moons Dione and Europa have prominent lineae.

2. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 1.9 mm.

Synonyms

• (unit of length): Spanish line, line (Spanish contexts)

Coordinate terms

• (unit of length): punto (¹⁄₁₂ linea), dedo (9 lineas), pulgada (12 lineas), coto (54 lineas)

Related terms

• linea alba
• linea nigra
• recurrent slope linea

Anagrams

• Alien, laine, elain, anile, Aline, alien, liane, Eilan, Elian, Elina, aline, A-line, Elain, Nelia

Italian

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ne.a/

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• Rhymes: -inea
• Hyphenation: lì‧ne‧a

Etymology 1

From Latin līnea (“line, thread”), from līnum (“flax”).

Noun

linea f (plural linee, diminutive lineétta or (uncommon) lineìna)

1. line
2. dash (Morse code symbol)

Related terms

• a grandi linee
• allineare
• autolinea
• capolinea
• delineare
• guardalinee
• in linea
• in linea di massima
• in linea di principio
• in linea generale
• in linea teorica
• linea d'arrivo
• lineamento
• lineare
• lineetta
• lino
• pentalineo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

linea

1. inflection of lineare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• aleni, aneli, liane