Lineament Definition

lĭnē-ə-mənt

lineaments

noun

lineaments

Any of the features of the body, usually of the face, esp. with regard to its outline.

Webster's New World

A distinctive shape, contour, or line, especially of the face.

American Heritage

A distinctive feature or characteristic.

Webster's New World

Any extensive, linear surface feature on a planet, as a fault line, that indicates the nature of the underlying crust.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Lineament

Singular:

lineament

Plural:

lineaments

Middle English liniament from Latin līneāmentum from līnea line line¹

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin lineamentum, from linea (line): compare French linéament.

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