lineation

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: lin=e=a=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

lineation, n. [L. lineatio the drawing of a line, fr. lineare.].

 Delineation; a line or lines.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lineation, n.
1 a marking with or drawing of lines.
2 a division into lines.

Etymology

ME f. L lineatio f. lineare make straight