line

n//laɪn//

bana, linje, rät linje, lina, anslutning, distributionsled, kö, led, rad, replik, produktlinje, sortiment, fodra, rada upp, täcka, linjera

  1. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

  2. (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.

  3. (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.

  4. A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.

  5. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.

  6. The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. [from later 19th c.]

  7. Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:

  8. (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.

  9. A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.

  10. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.

  11. A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.

  12. A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]

  13. A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.

  14. A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. [from early 19th c.]

  15. (transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.

  16. (transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.

  17. (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.

  18. (transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.

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