lineage
- n the descendants of one individual
his entire lineage has been warriors - n the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
- n the number of lines in a piece of printed material
- n a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
- n inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
lineament
- n a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
- n the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
his lineaments were very regular
linear a
- n an undeciphered writing system used in Crete in the 17th century B.C.
linear accelerator
- n ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path
linear algebra
- n the part of algebra that deals with the theory of linear equations and linear transformation
linear b
- n a syllabic script used in Greece in the 13th century B.C.
linear operator
- n an operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are functions)
linear perspective
- n the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer