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Mackie line

Mackie line noun: an adjacency or border effect created during development, at the border between areas of high and low densities.

Noun

Mackie line (plural Mackie lines)

  1. An adjacency or border effect created during development, at the border between areas of high and low densities.

Forms of Mackie line

pluralMackie lines

Origin of Mackie line

Named after Alexander Mackie, 19th-century British scientist.

Questions about Mackie line

What does Mackie line mean?
Mackie line means an adjacency or border effect created during development, at the border between areas of high and low densities.
What part of speech is Mackie line?
Mackie line is a noun.
What is the plural of Mackie line?
The plural of Mackie line is Mackie lines.

Words near Mackie line in the dictionary

  1. Mackeson
  2. Mackesy
  3. Mackey
  4. Mackfall
  5. Mackie
  6. Mackie line
  7. Mackie lines
  8. MacKillop
  9. Mackinac
  10. Mackinac County
  11. Mackinac Island

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