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occult line

occult line noun: a line drawn as a part of the construction of a geometrical figure or problem, but not to appear in the finished plan.

Noun

occult line (plural occult lines)

  1. A line drawn as a part of the construction of a geometrical figure or problem, but not to appear in the finished plan.
    • Yet in making an occult line on my chart, to indicate this rise from a depth at present beyond estimate, I by no means meant it as a mark for shoal water in which navigation is concerned.1854, William Henry Smyth, The Mediterranean: A Memoir Physical, Historical, and Nautical, pages 136–37

Forms of occult line

pluraloccult lines

Questions about occult line

What does occult line mean?
Occult line means a line drawn as a part of the construction of a geometrical figure or problem, but not to appear in the finished plan.
What part of speech is occult line?
Occult line is a noun.
What is the plural of occult line?
The plural of occult line is occult lines.

Words near occult line in the dictionary

  1. occularium
  2. occulocephalic
  3. occulodentodigital
  4. occulomotor
  5. occult
  6. occult line
  7. occult lines
  8. occultate
  9. occultated
  10. occultates
  11. occultating

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