Definition of Linelike

1. Adjective. Resembling a line.

Similar to: Linear, One-dimensional

Definition of Linelike

1. Adjective. Resembling a line or some aspect of one. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Linelike

1. resembling a line [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Linelike

linecasting
linecastings
linecut
linecuts
lined
lined antshrike
lined antshrikes
lined flap
lined gold
lined snake
linefeed
linefeeds
linehaul
lineic
lineless
linelike (current term)
lineman
linemate
linemates
linemen
linemode
linen
linen basket
linen closet
linen closets
linen paper
linen tester
linendraper
linener
lineners

Literary usage of Linelike

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Systematic Science Teaching: A Manual of Inductive Elementary Work for All by Edward Gardiner Howe (1894)
"Color.—Achyranthes, nasturtium, coleus, maple. Shape.—Needles : of pine, fir, asparagus, cactus. linelike: Grass, sedge. ..."

2. A Treatise on the External, Chemical, and Physical Characters of Minerals by Robert Jameson (1816)
"... when the linelike elevations run but in one direction. a. Longitudinally streaked. When the streaks are parallel with the length of the lateral planes. ..."

3. The Call of the Stars: A Popular Introduction to a Knowledge of the Starry Skies by John Robert Kippax (1914)
"Nearly seven hundred of the more noticeable of these mysterious linelike markings have been catalogued, ..."

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