Lineal definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LIN'EAL, a. [L. linealis, from linea, line.] 1. Composed of lines; delineated; as lineal designs. 2. In a direct line from an ancestor; as lineal descent; lineal succession. 3. Hereditary; derived from ancestors. 4. Allied by direct descent. For only you are lineal to the throne. 5. In the direction of a line; as lineal measure. Lineal measure, the measure of length. WordNet (r) ...
Lineal measure definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lineal Lin"e*al (l[i^]n"[-e]*al), a. [L ... ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant. The prime and ancient right of lineal succession. --Locke. 2. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right ... by direct descent to succeed (to). For only you are lineal to the throne. --Dryden. 3. Composed of lines; delineated; ...
... a system of measures of length Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lineal Lin"e*al (l[i^]n"[-e]*al), a. [L ... ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant. The prime and ancient right of lineal succession. --Locke. 2. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right ... by direct descent to succeed (to). For only you are lineal to the throne. --Dryden. 3. Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs. 4. In the direction of a line; of ...
... ancestor, but not one from the other; as distinguished from lineal. Lineal descendants proceed one from another in a direct line; collateral ... indirect descendant of the Stuarts" [syn: collateral, indirect] [ant: direct, lineal] 2: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: collateral ... stock but not in a direct line of descent — compare lineal 3a 3. parallel, coordinate, or corresponding in position, order, time ... line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal. Note: Lineal descendants proceed one from another in a direct line; ...
... a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" [syn: lineal, direct] [ant: collateral, indirect] 5: moving from west to east ... in a straight line of descent from parent to offspring ; lineal < direct ancestor > c. having no compromising or impairing element < a ... the direct result; made a direct approach). 4 (of descent) lineal, not collateral. 5 exact, complete, greatest possible (esp. where contrast ... lead, lead on, lead to, lean, level, level at, limpid, lineal, linear, linked, literally, literatim, loud and clear, lucid, luminous, ...
Lineality definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LINEAL'ITY, n. The state of being in the form of a line. Merriam Webster's noun see lineal Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lineality Lin`e*al"i*ty ... a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. The quality of being lineal.
... To have hard measure, to be harshly or oppressively treated. Lineal or long measure, measure of length; the measure of lines ... pl. (Geol.) Beds or strata; as, coal measures; lead measures. Lineal, or Long, measure, measure of length; the measure of lines ... pl. (Geol.) Beds or strata; as, coal measures; lead measures. Lineal, or Long, measure, measure of length; the measure of lines ...
... general sense, all persons descended from a common ancestor; all lineal descendants. If the king Should without issue die. --Shak. 5 ... general sense, all persons descended from a common ancestor; all lineal descendants. If the king Should without issue die. --Shak. 5 ... event, finishing stroke, winding up. 6. Offspring, progeny, children, posterity, lineal descendants. 7. ( Med. ) Fontanel, artificial ulcer. 8. (Law.) Point in ...
... to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal. 2. (Bot.) Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth ... usu ADJ n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Lineal, in the direction of a line. Moby Thesaurus Plimsoll line ... even, flat, high-water mark, horizontal, in a line, level, lineal, load waterline, ordinal, progressive, rectilineal, rectilinear, right, ruler-straight, sequent ...
... Rec`ti*lin"e*ar (-l?n"?*?r), a. [Recti- + lineal, linear.] Straight; consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded ... dead straight, direct, even, flat, horizontal, in a line, level, lineal, linear, rectilineal, right, ruler-straight, smooth, straight, straight-cut, straight ...
... lineally to the Royal Family" Merriam Webster's adverb see lineal Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lineally Lin"e*al*ly (l[i^]n"[-e]*al*l[y^]), adv. In a lineal manner; as, the prince is lineally descended from the Conqueror ...
... L. mille, a thousand, and metrum, a measure.] A French lineal measure containing the thousandth part of a meter; equal to ... tre; milli- milli- + m[`e]tre. See 3d Meter.] A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of ...
... A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies; any lineal or mathematical diagram. SCHEME, v.t. To plan; to contrive ... off our feet when we want shoes. --Swift. 3. Any lineal or mathematical diagram; an outline. To draw an exact scheme ...
... father; the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the father ... in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent. Grandfather longlegs. (Zo["o]l.) See Daddy longlegs. Collin ...
... the physical world"- Henry Miller 4: act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group Merriam Webster's noun ... permutations > 2. a. the act or process of changing the lineal order of an ordered set of objects b. an ordered ...