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polylineal

polylineal adjective: having or being composed of many lines.

Adjective

polylineal (comparative more polylineal, superlative most polylineal)

  1. Having or being composed of many lines.
  2. Describing any of several stylistic or expressive devices, especially in contemporary western calligraphy, employing repetition of words or phrases.
    • The painting uses polylineal writing to create a brown texture over the lower third of the canvas.

Forms of polylineal

comparativemore polylineal
superlativemost polylineal

Origin of polylineal

From poly- + lineal.

Words formed from polylineal

Questions about polylineal

What does polylineal mean?
Polylineal means having or being composed of many lines.
What part of speech is polylineal?
Polylineal is an adjective.

Words near polylineal in the dictionary

  1. polyleucine
  2. polyleucines
  3. polyligated
  4. polyligation
  5. polyline
  6. polylineal
  7. polylineality
  8. polylinear
  9. polylinearities
  10. polylinearity
  11. polylines

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