Lineal (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Arranged in a line.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The city's main streets were laid out in a lineal pattern, making it easy to navigate on foot or by bike.
- The beads on the necklace were arranged in a lineal fashion, each one spaced evenly apart from the next.
- The lineal configuration of the vegetable garden allowed for maximum sunlight and optimal growing conditions.
- The artist's use of lineal perspective created a sense of depth and distance in the painting.
- The ancient stone monument was built in a lineal alignment with the rising sun on the summer solstice.
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Meaning 2
In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity".
Classification
All adjective clusters.