lineation
Poetry's line breaks
Lineation is the arrangement or division of text into lines, especially in poetry: The poem's unusual lineation creates unexpected pauses.
In geology, lineation refers to parallel linear features in rock formed by deformation or mineral alignment.
More generally, it can mean any marking with lines or the pattern such lines create.
Unpaused verse continuation
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- verseMetered poetic passage
- meterDevice that measures usage
- caesuraPause within a line
couplet · tercet · quatrain · free verse · blank verse · prosody · scansion · cadence
Parallel geological layers
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
- laminationBonding sheets together
- foliationLeaf formation process
- bandingAdding decorative strips
metamorphic · cleavage · layering · outcrop · cross-bedding · sedimentary · parallel lines · deformation
Bounding line of shape
- hatchingEmergence from an egg
- cross-hatchingOverlaid line shading
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
drafting · rendering · mark-making · ink · graphite · shading · figure drawing · gesture
Interval arrangement between objects
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- configurationArrangement of parts
- sequencingDetermining element order
- distributionAllocation across recipients
placement · orientation · formatting · grouping · grid · rows · columns · justification
enjambment
Unpaused verse continuation
caesura · couplet · tercet · quatrain · free verse · blank verse · prosody · scansion · cadence · rhythm
strata
Parallel geological layers
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
- laminationBonding sheets together
- foliationLeaf formation process
banding · metamorphic · cleavage · layering · outcrop · cross-bedding · sedimentary · parallel lines · deformation · tectonics
contour
Bounding line of shape
- hatchingEmergence from an egg
- cross-hatchingOverlaid line shading
- sketchHasty informal drawing
stroke · drafting · rendering · mark-making · ink · graphite · shading · figure drawing · gesture · linework
spacing
Interval arrangement between objects
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- configurationArrangement of parts
- sequencingDetermining element order
distribution · placement · orientation · formatting · grouping · grid · rows · columns · justification · indentation
boundary
Line marking a limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- stripeContrasting linear marking
- rulingFormal legal determination
lane · border · surveying · ruled · guideline · registration marks · baseline · tramline
lineationblankness
State of being empty
smoothness · uniformity · featurelessness · homogeneity · unlined
lineationhomogeneity
State of sameness throughout
uniformity · randomness · amorphousness · foliation · structurelessness
line, lined, outline, lining, lineage, align, alignment, linear, liner