lineation
noun
lineation is spelled L-I-N-E-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lineation means “A linear feature in rock, often structural” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lineation is lineations.
How many letters and syllables are in lineation?
| Letters | 9: L-I-N-E-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lineation?
Lineation appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of lineation
- lineations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lineation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A linear feature in rock, often structural
magnetic lineations
- 2
The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lineation come from?
From Latin lineatio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).