place in a row; mark with a line or lines; underline; cover the inside of; pad, insert a lining; fill full
long thin mark; row; border; domain; tactic; rope; queue; layout; contour; wrinkle; descent; plan; profession; note; bit of useful information; procedure
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Line Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Magical line Dumbledore uses which prevents anyone under 17 from crossing [4].
Line Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
(n.)
Flax; linen.
Flax; linen.
(n.)
Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
(n.)
Direction; as, the line of sight or vision.
Direction; as, the line of sight or vision.
(n.)
Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
(n.)
A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure.
A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure.
(n.)
A trench or rampart.
A trench or rampart.
(n.)
A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark.
A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark.
(n.)
A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers.
A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers.
(n.)
A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend.
A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend.
(n.)
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings.
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings.
(n.)
A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc.
A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc.
(n.)
A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column.
A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column.
(n.)
A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column.
A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column.
(n.)
A number of shares taken by a jobber.
A number of shares taken by a jobber.
(n.)
A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line.
A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line.
(n.)
A measuring line or cord.
A measuring line or cord.
(n.)
A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch.
A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch.
(n.)
A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline.
A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline.
(n.)
A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline.
A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline.
(n.)
A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line.
A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line.
(n.)
A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
(v. t.)
To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
(v. t.)
To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.
To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.
(v. t.)
To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money.
To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money.
(v. t.)
To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding anything; to fortify; as, to line works with soldiers.
To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding anything; to fortify; as, to line works with soldiers.
(v. t.)
To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book.
To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book.
(v. t.)
To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals.
To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals.
(v. t.)
To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.
To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.
(v. t.)
To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin.
To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin.
(n.)
The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name.
The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name.
(n.)
The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.
The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.
(n.)
The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver.
The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver.
(n.)
The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
(n.)
The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line.
The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line.
(n.)
The longer and finer fiber of flax.
The longer and finer fiber of flax.
(n.)
The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline.
The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline.
(n.)
The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.
The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.
(n.)
The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel.
The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel.
(n.)
That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
(n.)
That which has length, but not breadth or thickness.
That which has length, but not breadth or thickness.
(n.)
One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
(n.)
Lineament; feature; figure.
Lineament; feature; figure.
(n.)
Instruction; doctrine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutInstruction; doctrine.
line
\line\, n. [oe. line, as. līne cable, hawser, prob. from l. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the english word was influenced by f. ligne line, from the same l. word linea. see linen.]
1. a linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline. who so layeth lines for to latch fowls.
2. a more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line.
3. the course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel.
4. direction; as, the line of sight or vision.
5. a row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column.
6. a short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend.
7. (poet.) a verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. in the preceding line ulysses speaks of nausicaa.
8. course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. he is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is not the line of a first-rate man.
9. (math.) that which has length, but not breadth or thickness.
10. the exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline. eden stretched her line from auran eastward to the royal towers of great seleucia.
11. a threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark. though on his brow were graven lines austere. he tipples palmistry, and dines on all her fortune-telling lines. leveland.
12. lineament; feature; figure. "the lines of my boy's face."
13. a straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers. unite thy forces and attack their lines.
14. a series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings. of his lineage am i, and his offspring by very line, as of the stock real.
15. a connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line.
16. (geog.) (a) a circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. (b) the equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.
17. a long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline.
18. (script.) (a) a measuring line or cord. he marketh it out with a line. xliv. 13. (b) that which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. the lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, i have a goodly heritage. xvi. 6. (c) instruction; doctrine. their line is gone out through all the earth. xix. 4.
19. (mach.) the proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line.
20. the track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.
21. (mil.) (a) a row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column. (b) the regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
22. (fort.) (a) a trench or rampart. (b) pl. dispositions made to cover extended positions,
right line
bank line
agate line
blood line
projection of a straight line of a plane
get a line
trap line
agonic line
line of life
line of business
clew line
vortex line
vanishing line
isothermal line
line breeding
keep in line
horizontal line
loop-line
international date line
trip line
line drawing
personal line of credit
line item
load water line
in line
wave-line system
oblique line
hook line and sinker
toe the line
plimsoll line
love line
family line
correction line
line noise
air line
load line
leger line
line of force
leech line
line conditioning
top of the line
line of incidence
lubber line
reception line
telegraph line
line of longitude
line function
line drive
tripping line
rush line
line officer
set line
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dual in-line package
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telpher line
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line of operations
ship of the line
nodal line
line of centers
lateral line organ
segment of a line
rhumb line
picket line
long-line fishing
wave-line theory
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line of credit
imago on-line
to give a person line
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railway line
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tag line
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median line
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to cross the line
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digital subscriber line
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serial line internet protocol
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life line
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deviation of the line of the vertical
ground line
delay line
timber line
heart line
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line of latitude
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trunk line
line of battle ship
transit line
drag line
a straight line
line of collimation
line of gab
ledger line
line of least resistance
up-line
on the line
command line interface
anticlinal line
line of beauty
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to line up
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a deep line of operations
neat line
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Meaning
A line of British soldiers (who wore red jackets).
Origin
Jingoistic folklore in the UK had it that a small group of British soldiers were good enough to hold back a mob of warlike foreigners.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.A line of British soldiers (who wore red jackets).
Origin
Jingoistic folklore in the UK had it that a small group of British soldiers were good enough to hold back a mob of warlike foreigners.
Amlinell = n. surrounding line
Cadres = n. a line of battle
Llin = n. fine thread; a fibre, grain of wood; a line; a flax
Llinell = n. a line; a streak
Llinyn = n. a line; a string
Llinynu = v. to line, to string
Terfynaf = n. a boundary line
to cover on the inside To strengthen by inner works
nile
1. pick-up line; 2. measure of cocaine laid out for inhalation
to court, woo
completely
(surfing) line of surfers waiting in the ocean for waves
prepared opening line of conversation intended to get someone interested in having a causal sexual relationship
rev an engine beyond the prescribed limits (referring to the red line on a tachometer)
Noun
1. a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call"
(hypernym) formation
(hyponym) rivet line
2. a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope"
(hypernym) mark, print
(hyponym) cross hair, cross wire
3. a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"
(hypernym) formation
(hyponym) diagonal
(derivation) run along
4. a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) curve
5. text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"
(hypernym) text, textual matter
(hyponym) opening line
(part-holonym) stanza
6. a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
(hypernym) electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
(part-holonym) electromagnetic spectrum
7. a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line"
(hypernym) military position, position
(hyponym) firing line
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
8. the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
(synonym) argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning
(hypernym) reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
(hyponym) line of inquiry, line of questioning
9. a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
(synonym) cable, transmission line
(hypernym) conductor
(hyponym) coaxial cable, coax, coax cable
(part-holonym) telephone system, phone system
10. a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"
(synonym) course
(hypernym) series
(hyponym) stream, flow, current
11. a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
(hypernym) location
(hyponym) part
12. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
(synonym) wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam
(hypernym) depression, impression, imprint
(hyponym) crow's foot, crow's feet, laugh line
(part-holonym) skin, tegument, cutis
13. a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"
(synonym) pipeline
(hypernym) pipe, pipage, piping
(hyponym) Alaskan pipeline, trans-Alaska pipeline
14. the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
(synonym) railway line, rail line
(hypernym) road, route
(hyponym) branch line, spur track, spur
(part-meronym) railroad bed
15. a telephone connection
(synonym) telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line
(hypernym) connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
(hyponym) digital subscriber line, DSL
16. acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
(hypernym) conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance
17. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
(synonym) lineage, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
(hypernym) genealogy, family tree
(hyponym) family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry
18. something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"
(hypernym) artifact, artefact
(hyponym) becket
(part-meronym) bitter end
19. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
(synonym) occupation, business, job, line of work
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) sport
20. in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
(hypernym) mark, print
(hyponym) balkline, baulk-line, string line
21. (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
(synonym) channel, communication channel
(hypernym) communication, communicating
(hyponym) back channel
(classification) plural, plural form
22. a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
(synonym) product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business
(hypernym) merchandise, wares, product
(hyponym) sideline
(part-meronym) top of the line
23. a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
(hypernym) carrier, common carrier
(hyponym) airline, airline business, airway
(part-holonym) transportation system, transportation, transit
24. space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
(synonym) agate line
(hypernym) area unit, square measure
25. the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
(synonym) credit line, line of credit, bank line, personal credit line, personal line of credit
(hypernym) credit
(hyponym) consumer credit
26. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
(synonym) tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, melodic phrase
(hypernym) music
(hyponym) flourish, fanfare, tucket
(part-meronym) phrase, musical phrase
27. a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
(synonym) note, short letter, billet
(hypernym) personal letter
(hyponym) excuse
28. a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
(synonym) dividing line, demarcation, contrast
(hypernym) differentiation, distinction
(hyponym) Rubicon, point of no return
29. mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
(synonym) production line, assembly line
(hypernym) mechanical system
(part-holonym) factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory
(part-meronym) conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyer, conveyor, transporter
Verb
1. be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank"
(synonym) run along
(hypernym) lie
(hyponym) rim
2. cover the interior of (garments); "line the gloves"
(hypernym) cover
(hyponym) reline
(derivation) liner, lining
3. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
(synonym) trace, draw, describe, delineate
(hypernym) mark
(hyponym) construct
(verb-group) draw
4. mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"
(hypernym) score, nock, mark
(hyponym) reline
(derivation) wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam
5. fill plentifully; "line one's pockets"
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
6. reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"
(hypernym) reinforce, reenforce
Line Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
One or more running tracks, each kilometre of line counting as one, however many tracks there may be. The total length of line operated is the length operated for passenger or goods transport, or both. Where a section of network comprises two or more lines running alongside on another, there are as many lines as routes to which tracks are allotted exclusively. (UN1)
By the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
see Product Line.
2004 (c) Copyright & Reprint Courtesy of the Dept. of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University; edited by Mr. Don Bradmore.
1. any length of pipe through which liquid or gas flows. 2. rope or wire rope. 3. electrical wire.
Line Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
1. A physical medium for transferring electrical or electromagnetic energy from one point to another for purposes of communications. (188 ) 2. A land line. 3. A metallic medium used for the transmission of electrical power. 4. See scanning line.
Line Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Line
Used to draw a variety of line styles on your form at design time.
Used to draw a variety of line styles on your form at design time.
Line Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Line or lines may refer to:
Science and technology
- Line (electrical engineering), a circuit or loop.
- A power line for electric power transmission
- line power or lines power, domestic mains electricity.
- telephone line
- RF transmission line
- Line level, a common standard for audio signals.
- Line (video), a measure of video display resolution or image resolution
- line, former name of the unit of magnetic flux, the Maxwell
- Line (unit), an obsolete unit of length equal to one-twelfth or one-tenth of an inch.
- Line (geometry), an infinitely-extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature.
- line: a medical catheter, particularly one used for intravenous treatment.
- CVP line
- PICC line
- umbilical line
- Line (text file), a row of characters as a unit of organization within text files.
- A "line of longitude" or "line of latitude" in geography. "The Line" may refer to the equator.
- Relationships in genetics and genealogy, such as Lineage and kinship and descent.
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Líne is a village and municipality (obec) in Plzen-North District in the Plzen Region of the Czech Republic.
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Line Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel.
The correct path of a putt to the hole when putting. Also when on the fairway, the correct direction in which the ball to be played toward the putting green.
A formation in which the skaters are arranged in a single line, side by side. For the synchronized team skating short program, the line must extend across the ice surface width and travel the full length of the ice.
Copyright © 2006, U.S. Figure Skating.
The route a rider chooses through a tricky section.
1) The path a bowling ball takes; 2) one game of bowling.
Line Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Duncannon's Black Line, Blended Scotch Whisky
Duncannon's Black Line 8 Years Old, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: Duncannon Blenders Ltd. (Scotland)
Duncannon's Black Line 8 Years Old, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: Duncannon Blenders Ltd. (Scotland)
Harvey's Special "The Thin Red Line", Standard Scotch Blended Whisky
Harvey's Gold Label 12 YO, Scotch Blended Whisky
By: John & Robert Harvey & Co. Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) - Diageo plc. (London, England)
Harvey's Gold Label 12 YO, Scotch Blended Whisky
By: John & Robert Harvey & Co. Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) - Diageo plc. (London, England)
Thin Red Line, Standard Blended Scotch Whisky
By: J. & R. Harvey & Co. Ltd. - Diageo plc. (London, England)
By: J. & R. Harvey & Co. Ltd. - Diageo plc. (London, England)
Line Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
1) A popular term for line level signal. 2) A cable connection.
Stanton Magnetics
One side of a pedigree; the male line
The listed odds on a game ( points or money line )
- The moneyline, odds, or pointspread of any given contest
zehl
n. tlhegh
Line Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
hope; a congregation; a line; a rule
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About
Line Stages of evolutionary development in cosmic manifestation are sometimes symbolized by the geometrical forms point, line, plane, solid, corresponding to unit or monad, duad, triad, and quaternary. Lines are therefore rays proceeding from an egoic center, and represent cosmic forces and, on the lower planes, the forces familiar in physics. These are dual, bipolar. In geometric symbols, lines may be combined, as for instance in the cross, where common agreement makes the vertical line masculine, the horizontal feminine; or in triangles, where the side lines and the base line each have its particular meaning. A line drawn in physical space may be regarded as a symbol for a real line, but to comprehend what the latter is, we must abstract the idea from all notions of physical space.
