linea

Definitions of linea
  1. noun
    a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
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    curva, tortuosità
    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
    retta
    a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature
    perimetro
    a line enclosing a plane areas
    estradosso
    the exterior curve of an arch
    intradosso
    the interior curve of an arch
    curva, giravolta, gomito, svolta, voltata
    a circular segment of a curve
    perpendicolare
    a straight line at right angles to another line
    tangente
    a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
    raggio
    a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)
    diametro
    a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)
    arco
    a continuous portion of a circle
    spirale
    a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
    sinuosità
    having curves
    arcata
    a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
    arco
    something curved in shape
    mezzaluna
    any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
    bordatura
    the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
    soglia
    a region marking a boundary
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    forma
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
  2. noun
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
    synonyms: linea politica, manovra, politica, strategia, tattica
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    piano d'azione
    a plan for actively doing something
  3. noun
    a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
    synonyms: linea politica, politica, tattica
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    manovra finanziaria
    a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues
    protezionismo
    the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition
    ingerenza
    a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
    isolazionismo
    a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations
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    argomentazione
    a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
  4. noun
    a formation of people or things one beside another
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    riga
    an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
    rango
    a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
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    coorte, formazione, schiera, schieramento
    an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
  5. noun
    text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
    synonyms: riga, rigo
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    intestazione
    a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
    rima, verso
    a line of metrical text
    head-line
    the heading or caption of a newspaper article
    occhiello
    a heading of a subdivision of a text
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    testo
    the words of something written
  6. noun
    a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
    synonyms: foggia, stile
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    magnificat
    (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')
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    accorgimento, espediente, invenzione, ritrovato
    something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
    eloquenza, scorrevolezza
    powerful and effective language
    gergo
    specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
    retorica
    using language effectively to please or persuade
    prolissità, verbosità
    an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
    dramma
    the literary genre of works intended for the theater
    prosa
    ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
    svolazzo
    a display of ornamental speech or language
    musica classica
    traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
    marcia
    genre of music written for marching
    arcaismo
    the use of an archaic expression
    dicitura, dizione, frasario, fraseggio, fraseologia
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
    tono
    the quality of a person's voice
    concisione, rapidità
    terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
    verbosità
    boring verbosity
    circonlocuzione, giro di parole, perifrasi
    a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
    ripetitività
    verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions
    pleonasmo
    using more words than necessary
    poesia, rima
    literature in metrical form
    figura, figura retorica
    a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
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    comunicazione, messaggio
    something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
  7. noun
    a particular kind (as to appearance)
    synonyms: foggia, forma, guisa, impronta, maniera, mano, stile
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    fatta, forma, genere, qualità, razza, risma, sorta, specie, tipo
    a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
  8. noun
    the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
    synonyms: contorno
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    delimitazione, frontiera
    a line that indicates a boundary
    ciglio, filo, margine, orlo
    the boundary of a surface
    confine, demarcazione, limitare, limite, linea di confine, termine
    the boundary of a specific area
    esterno, piano, superficie
    the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
    battigia
    a boundary line between land and water
    bordatura
    the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
    palato
    the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
    faccia
    a surface forming part of the outside of an object
    firmamento
    the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
    estremità
    the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
    didentro, interiore, interno
    the inner or enclosed surface of something
  9. noun
    the descendants of one individual
    synonyms: pedigree
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    ascendenza, casata, ceppo, famiglia, generazione, genia, gente, lignaggio, nascita, progenie, prosapia, razza, schiatta, stipite, stirpe
    people descended from a common ancestor
    casa, casa regnante, dinastia
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
    gente, stirpe
    family based on male descent
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    albero genealogico, genealogia, stemma
    successive generations of kin
  10. noun
    a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
    synonyms: cavetto, cavo, filo, linea elettrica
  11. noun
    a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
    synonyms: frego, tratto
  12. noun
    a mark that is long relative to its width
    synonyms: frego, tratto
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    svolazzo
    a short twisting line
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