lineament
noun
lin·e·a·ment
ˈli-nē-ə-mənt 
1
a
: an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
—usually used in plural
b
: a linear topographic feature (as of the earth) that reveals a characteristic (such as a fault or the subsurface structure)
2
: a distinguishing or characteristic feature
—usually used in plural
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The drill target is located at a regional significant NNW lineament that controls the emplacement of the giant Chuquicamata deposit.
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Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
While the fundamentals of the South African situation remain largely unchanged, its outward lineaments are shifting swiftly.
—Jennifer Seymour Whitaker, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The drill target is located at a regional significant NNW lineament that controls the emplacement of the giant Chuquicamata deposit (Figure 10).
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
Will Arbery’s play about a group of young religious conservatives fearlessly delved into the right-wing battle zone of white identity in a Rogue Machine production directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos that gave hard-right ideology a human face and recognizable psychological lineaments.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
Hamilton originally performed the painstaking process for her installation lineament (1993) and recreated it a year later to publish (lineament · book/ball) as an edition.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
An important interplay under Vatnajökull is between the glacier itself and the rock below - with all the fissures and crustal lineament, the weight of the glacier can potentially cause some seismicity.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2011
In geology, lineament refers to a linear feature on the earth's surface, such as a fault, while literary usage refers to a distinctive facial feature or characteristic.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
Jeff and Russell, whose character is more layered, deserve a few more realistic lineaments.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2019
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Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
While the fundamentals of the South African situation remain largely unchanged, its outward lineaments are shifting swiftly.
—Jennifer Seymour Whitaker, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The drill target is located at a regional significant NNW lineament that controls the emplacement of the giant Chuquicamata deposit (Figure 10).
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
Will Arbery’s play about a group of young religious conservatives fearlessly delved into the right-wing battle zone of white identity in a Rogue Machine production directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos that gave hard-right ideology a human face and recognizable psychological lineaments.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
Hamilton originally performed the painstaking process for her installation lineament (1993) and recreated it a year later to publish (lineament · book/ball) as an edition.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
An important interplay under Vatnajökull is between the glacier itself and the rock below - with all the fissures and crustal lineament, the weight of the glacier can potentially cause some seismicity.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2011
In geology, lineament refers to a linear feature on the earth's surface, such as a fault, while literary usage refers to a distinctive facial feature or characteristic.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
Jeff and Russell, whose character is more layered, deserve a few more realistic lineaments.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2019
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“Lineament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lineament. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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