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occult lines

occult lines is the plural of occult line.

Meaning of occult line

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

Questions about occult lines

What is occult lines the plural of?
Occult lines is the plural of occult line.

Words near occult lines in the dictionary

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

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