linea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface.
  2. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 1.9 mm.

Word forms

linea lineas lineae línea

Etymology

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

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