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lijn

Definitions of lijn
  1. noun
    something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
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    types:
    koord, streng
    a line made of twisted fibers or threads
    beddelaken, beddenlaken
    (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
    vangsnoer
    a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
    jaaglijn, sleeplijn, treklijn
    (nautical) a rope used in towing
    ankertouw, ankertros
    a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
    borduurgaas, darmsnaar, grom, kattedarm, kattendarm, visgrom, vissersgaren
    a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
    chenille
    a soft tufted cord used in embroidery
    touwwerk
    the ropes in the rigging of a ship
    hengelsnoer, snoer, vislijn, vissnoer
    a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached
    puttings, puttingwant
    shroud that is part of a ship's rigging
    vlaggelijn, vlaggenlijn
    a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag
    hennep, hennepvezel
    a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
    kabel, kabeltouw, sleepkabel, sleeptouw, sleeptros, treklijn
    large heavy rope for nautical use
    springtouw
    a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it
    kantwerk, rijgveter, veter
    a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
    lasso
    a long noosed rope used to catch animals
    dieplood, lood, meetlood, paslood, peillood, richtlood, schietlood, werplood, zinklood
    a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
    scheurkoord
    a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent
    scheurkoord
    a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
    kabelgaren
    the strands out of which ropes are made
    bindgaren, bindtouw, klit, paktouw
    a lightweight cord
    snaar
    a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
    draad, garen
    a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
    catgut
    closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips
    kaarsenpit, kaarsepit, kaarslemmet, katoen, katoentje, kous, kousje, lampekatoen, lampekousje, lampenkatoen, lampenkousje, lampenpit, lampepit
    a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
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    artefact
    a man-made object taken as a whole
  2. noun
    a mark that is long relative to its width
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    types:
    krul, omhaal
    a short twisting line
    absorptiestreep, spectraallijn, spectrumlijn
    an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency
    haargrens, haarlijn, ophaal
    a very thin line
    hulplijn
    a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff
    hoogtelijn, profieltekening
    a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
    type of:
    spoor
    a visible indication made on a surface
  3. noun
    a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
    synonyms: linie, rij
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    examples:
    zuidpoolcirkel
    a line of latitude north of the south pole
    noordpoolcirkel
    a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice
    noorderkeerkring
    a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator
    datumgrens
    an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
    types:
    scheiding
    a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
    boomgrens
    line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
    sneeuwgrens
    the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice
    einder, gezichtseinder, horizon, kim, kimme, skyline
    the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
    gezichtslijn, richtas, richtlijn
    an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks
    breedtecirkel, parallel, parallelcirkel
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
    fietspad, koerslijn, rijwielpad, route, weg
    an established line of travel or access
    loxodroom
    a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
    waterlijn
    a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
    filigram, papiermerk, waterlijn, watermerk
    a line marking the level reached by a body of water
    demarcatielijn, keerpunt, scheidingslijn, scheidslijn, waterscheiding
    a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
    baan, cursusjaar, fietspad, loop, rijwielpad
    a line or route along which something travels or moves
    omloop, parcours, track
    (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
    gezichtsas, oogas
    a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
    luchtroute, luchtweg, vliegroute, vluchtroute
    a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
    poolcirkel
    a line of latitude at the north or south poles
    omloop, rondgang
    a regular route for a sentry or policeman
    buslijn
    the route regularly followed by a passenger bus
    equator, evenaar, evennachtslijn, linie
    the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
    ecliptica, zonnecirkel
    the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator
    einder, gezichtseinder, horizon, kim, kimme
    the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
    declinatiecirkel, meridiaancirkel, uurcirkel
    a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles
    isobaar
    (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
    isotherm
    (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
    marsroute
    the route along which a column advances
    diepgangsmerk, laadlijn
    waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
    lengtecirkel, meridiaan, middaglijn
    an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
    omloop, oogvlies, planeetbaan, planetebaan, planetenbaan
    the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
    kophout, kopshout
    a diagonal path
    aanvoerlijn, aanvoerroute, aanvoerweg, toevoerlijn
    a route over which supplies can be delivered
    luchtroute, luchtweg, vliegroute, vluchtroute
    the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate
    keerkring
    either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
    hoogwaterlijn, vloedlijn, vloedstand
    a line marking the highest level reached
    hoek, kant, richting, zijde
    a line leading to a place or point
    singel
    a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
    type of:
    locatie, lokatie, oord, pl., plaats, plek
    a point or extent in space
  4. noun
    in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
    synonyms: linie
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    types:
    ankerkader
    line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
    doellijn
    a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand
    zijlijn, zitting
    a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
    start, vertrekpunt
    a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
    achterlijn, baseline
    either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby
    type of:
    spoor
    a visible indication made on a surface
  5. noun
    a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
    synonyms: haal, linie, schrab, streep
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    kromme, mal, sjablone, sjabloon, tekenmal
    a line on a graph representing data
    curve, kromme
    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
    rechte
    a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature
    grens, grenslijn, grenslinie
    a line determining the limits of an area
    golflijn, golven
    an undulating curve
    bocht, buiging, draai, flexuur, kromming
    a circular segment of a curve
    haak, haakje
    a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
    loodlijn, normaal, verticaal
    a straight line at right angles to another line
    asymptoot
    a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity
    raaklijn, tangens
    a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
    snijlijn
    a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
    diameter, doorsne(d)e, doorsnede, doorsnee, middellijn
    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)
    lichtboog
    a continuous portion of a circle
    koorde, raakkoorde
    a straight line connecting two points on a curve
    helix, spiraal
    a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
    maansikkel, sikkel
    any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
    kantlijn, marge
    the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
    periferie
    the outside boundary or surface of something
    bias, diagonaal, hoeklijn
    a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
    bias, diagonaal, hoeklijn
    (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
    vector
    a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
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    vorm
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
  6. noun
    the state of being connected
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    aanraking, contact
    the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
    coherentie, cohesie, continuïteit, samenhang
    the state of cohering or sticking together
    consistentie
    logical coherence and accordance with the facts
    type of:
    aggregatie, conjunctie, junctie, samenvoeging, vereniging
    the state of being joined or united or linked
  7. noun
    mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
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