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Line sampling is a method used in reliability engineering to compute small (i.e., rare event) failure probabilities encountered in engineering systems
Line_sampling
Computational statistics technique
sampling or Gibbs sampling. (However, Gibbs sampling, which breaks down a multi-dimensional sampling problem into a series of low-dimensional samples
Rejection_sampling
Selection of data points in statistics
business and medical research, sampling is widely used for gathering information about a population. Acceptance sampling is used to determine if a production
Sampling_(statistics)
Method of sampling in biostatistics
biostatistics, line-intercept sampling (LIS) is a method of sampling elements in a region whereby an element is sampled if a chosen line segment, called
Line-intercept_sampling
Methods for estimating the density and/or abundance of populations
populations. The main methods are based on line transects or point transects. In this method of sampling, the data collected are the distances of the
Distance_sampling
Measurement of a signal at discrete time intervals
{\displaystyle T} seconds, which is called the sampling interval or sampling period. Then the sampled function is given by the sequence: s ( n T ) {\displaystyle
Sampling_(signal_processing)
Statistical method for surveys
systematic sampling is a statistical method involving the selection of elements from an ordered sampling frame. The most common form of systematic sampling is
Systematic_sampling
Sampling from a population which can be partitioned into subpopulations
In statistics, stratified sampling is a method of sampling from a population which can be partitioned into subpopulations. In statistical surveys, when
Stratified_sampling
Sampling methodology in statistics
In statistics, cluster sampling is a sampling plan used when mutually homogeneous yet internally heterogeneous groupings are evident in a statistical population
Cluster_sampling
Mathematical procedure for reducing the variance of statistical estimators
random numbers antithetic variates control variates importance sampling stratified sampling moment matching conditional Monte Carlo and quasi random variables
Variance_reduction
Probability distribution of the possible sample outcomes
contexts, only one sample (i.e., a set of observations) is observed, but the sampling distribution can be found theoretically. Sampling distributions are
Sampling_distribution
flux sampling (FFS), generalized splitting, adaptive multilevel splitting (AMS), stochastic-process rare-event sampling (SPRES), line sampling, subset
Rare_event_sampling
Valve used for taking samples
is a valve used for sampling. The sampling valve allows the operator to extract a sample of the product from the production line or reactor and safely
Sampling_valve
Algorithm
Slice sampling is a type of Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm for pseudo-random number sampling, i.e. for drawing random samples from a statistical distribution
Slice_sampling
Maximum frequency of non-aliased component upon sampling
discrete sequence. It is named after Harry Nyquist. For a given sampling rate (samples per second), the Nyquist frequency (cycles per second) is the frequency
Nyquist_frequency
Statistical sampling technique
This sampling scheme does not require more samples for more dimensions (variables); this independence is one of the main advantages of this sampling scheme
Latin_hypercube_sampling
Restricted model of non-universal quantum computation
boson sampling device, which makes it a non-universal approach to linear optical quantum computing. Moreover, while not universal, the boson sampling scheme
Boson_sampling
Type of sampling strategy
statistics, multistage sampling is the taking of samples in stages using smaller and smaller sampling units at each stage. Multistage sampling can be a complex
Multistage_sampling
the sampling error as measured by the total variation distance of probability measures. Rare event sampling Curse of dimensionality Line sampling See
Subset_simulation
1980s analog high-definition television standard
MUSE (Multiple sub-Nyquist Sampling Encoding), commercially known as Hi-Vision (a contraction of HIgh-definition teleVISION) was a Japanese analog high-definition
Multiple Sub-Nyquist Sampling Encoding
Multiple_Sub-Nyquist_Sampling_Encoding
independently. Many types of sampling fall under the plot sampling category including quadrant sampling, strip sampling, and many others. Each considers
Plot_sampling
Spatial anti-aliasing method
sub-pixels, and a sample is taken from the center of each. It is fast and easy to implement. Although, due to the regular nature of sampling, aliasing can
Supersampling
Statistical considerations on how many observations to make
complicated sampling techniques, such as stratified sampling, the sample can often be split up into sub-samples. Typically, if there are H such sub-samples (from
Sample_size_determination
Common sampling frequency in digital audio
1 kHz) is a common sampling frequency. Analog audio is often recorded by sampling it 44,100 times per second, and then these samples are used to reconstruct
44,100_Hz
Signal processing effect
filters (AAF) to the input signal before sampling and when converting a signal from a higher to a lower sampling rate. Suitable reconstruction filtering
Aliasing
Method of statistical sampling
clear distinctions during sampling. This sampling method should be distinguished from cluster sampling, where a simple random sample of several entire clusters
Stratified_randomization
American rapper Kanye West has been recognized for his frequent use of sampling, or the practice of taking of parts from other songs to incorporate into
List of Kanye West samples and sampling disputes
List_of_Kanye_West_samples_and_sampling_disputes
Sample of a consumer product to try
When it comes to marketing non-durable commodities, such as food items, sampling is crucial. It gives room to highlight new items on the market as well
Product_sample
2012 song by Blawan
4/4 bass-drum beat, minimalist instrumentation and its prominent vocal line sampled from a 1996 Fugees song. Before the track became critically and commercially
Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage?
Why_They_Hide_Their_Bodies_Under_My_Garage?
Semi-probabilistic reliability analysis method
accuracy of the method can be improved by averaging over many samples, which is known as Line Sampling. The method is also known as the Hasofer-Lind Reliability
First-order reliability method
First-order_reliability_method
Statistical property
standard deviation of its sampling distribution. The standard error is often used in calculations of confidence intervals. The sampling distribution of a mean
Standard_error
Audio effect
fractional delay while the sampling is always aligned to the cartesian plane, therefore: when the delay is an integer number of samples D ∈ N {\displaystyle
Digital_delay_line
Statistical measure of how far values spread from their average
statistical inference, hypothesis testing, goodness of fit, and Monte Carlo sampling. The variance of a random variable X {\displaystyle X} is the expected
Variance
American rock band
Retrieved May 11, 2023.[dead link] "Long Live the Samples". bigheavyworld.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014. "Line Up". Denver Day of Rock. 2011. Archived from
The_Samples
Proposed Mars sample return mission
April 2022) Mars sample-return mission – Sampling Process Mars sample-return mission – Sample Tubes Mars sample-return mission Mars sample-return mission
NASA-ESA_Mars_Sample_Return
1995 single by Massive Attack
documentary 'Herders of Mongun Taiga'. The bass line sample featured on the Portishead remix is the same bass line used by Serge Gainsbourg in the song "Melody"
Karmacoma
Minimum sampling rate to avoid aliasing
Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem Sampling (signal processing) The factor of 1 2 {\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{2}}} has the units cycles/sample (see Sampling and Sampling
Nyquist_rate
Practice of encoding color images
Original still image. 4:2:0 progressive sampling applied to a still image. Both fields are shown. 4:2:0 interlaced sampling applied to a still image. Both fields
Chroma_subsampling
Application of mass spectrometry to aerosol particles
aerosol samples are analyzed by the coupling of pre-separation methods with mass spectrometry. The benefit of this method relative to on-line sampling is greater
Aerosol_mass_spectrometry
Mathematical method of risk analysis
use sampling-based approaches to computing probability bounds, including Monte Carlo simulation, Latin hypercube methods or importance sampling. These
Probability_bounds_analysis
Monte Carlo algorithm
obtaining a sequence of random samples from a probability distribution from which direct sampling is difficult. New samples are added to the sequence in
Metropolis–Hastings_algorithm
Device that records and plays back samples
digital sampling synthesizer was the Australian-produced Fairlight CMI, first available in 1979. These early sampling synthesizers used wavetable sample-based
Sampler_(musical_instrument)
Statistical measure used in survey research
the sampling design is correlated with the outcome of interest. For example, a possible sampling design might be such that each element in the sample may
Design_effect
Probability distribution
for example, by Bowman and Shenton, sampling in the neighborhood of the line (sample excess kurtosis - (3/2)(sample skewness)2 = 0) (the just-J-shaped
Beta_distribution
Measure of variation in statistics
{\left({\frac {N-1}{2}}\right)}}}.} This arises because the sampling distribution of the sample standard deviation follows a (scaled) chi distribution, and
Standard_deviation
Geographic sampling
An area sampling frame is an alternative to the most traditional type of sampling frames. A sampling frame is often defined as a list of elements of the
Area_sampling_frame
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
command-line interface (CLI), also known as a command-line shell, is a means of interacting with software via commands – each formatted as a line of text
Command-line_interface
Small sampling keyboard
sampling keyboard made by Casio in 1985. It has 32 small sized piano keys, four-note polyphony, with a sampling bit depth of 8 bit PCM and a sample rate
Casio_SK-1
British police procedural drama television series (2012–present)
"Line of Duty End Title Theme" 15-second sample of the Line of Duty End Title Theme Problems playing this file? See media help. Carly Paradis was Line
Line_of_Duty
walk sampling theorem intuitively states that sampling vertices in an expander graph by doing relatively short random walk can simulate sampling the vertices
Expander_walk_sampling
American hip hop duo
mistake made when licensing the recording). Built on the Fonda Rea bass line sample, Eric B. later told AllHipHop, "I took the records to Marley Marl's house
Eric_B._&_Rakim
Standard from the International Telecommunication Union
thus the sampling includes data for the horizontal and vertical sync and blanking intervals. Regardless of the frame rate, the luminance sampling frequency
Rec._601
Individual entity for statistical purposes
Sampling Techniques (Third ed.). Wiley. ISBN 0-471-16240-X. Särndal, Carl-Erik; Swensson, Bengt; Wretman, Jan (1992). Model Assisted Survey Sampling.
Statistical_unit
Method to read conscious of a person
Descriptive Experience Sampling or DES is a method that aims to uncover the contents of a person's consciousness over the course of short intervals. To
Descriptive Experience Sampling
Descriptive_Experience_Sampling
Statistical hypothesis test
where x ¯ {\displaystyle {\bar {x}}} is the sample mean, s is the sample standard deviation and n is the sample size. The degrees of freedom used in this
Student's_t-test
Digital connection matching the data rate of a digital telephone line
digital telephony in the public switched telephone network, which uses a sampling rate of 8,000 Hz for PCM audio with 8-bit audio bit depth to encode analogue
56_kbit/s_line
Sequential model-based optimization of expensive black-box functions
Define a sampling criterion, also called an acquisition function or infill criterion, from the probabilistic model. Optimize the sampling criterion to
Bayesian_optimization
Statistical method for fitting a line
statistics, the Theil–Sen estimator is a method for robustly fitting a line to sample points in the plane (a form of simple linear regression) by choosing
Theil–Sen_estimator
Marine protected area in California
Laboratories and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Research methods include hook-and-line sampling, intertidal and scuba diver surveys, and the use of Remote Operated
Vandenberg State Marine Reserve
Vandenberg_State_Marine_Reserve
1961 song by Harry Belafonte
"Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" is a calypso song composed by Lord Kitchener and best known from a version recorded by vocalist Harry Belafonte in 1961
Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)
Jump_in_the_Line_(Shake,_Senora)
Equipment to collect plankton
and least expensive methods of sampling plankton. The plankton net can be used for both vertical and horizontal sampling. It allows researchers to analyse
Plankton_net
Sampler
"gritty," and attributed to SP-1200's low 26.04 kHz sampling rate, 12-bit sampling resolution, drop-sample pitch-shifting, and analog SSM2044 filter chips
E-mu_SP-1200
1994 studio album by Front Line Assembly
the band a box of promotional CDs from metal bands, and Leeb suggested sampling some riffs off those CDs for a more harsher sound; "This Faith" and "Search
Millennium (Front Line Assembly album)
Millennium_(Front_Line_Assembly_album)
1662 painting by Rembrandt
124 + 129 Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Sampling Officials by Rembrandt. The Sampling Officials at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Jacob van Loon
Syndics_of_the_Drapers'_Guild
Baseband analog video signal format
converters, real-time composite-to-YUV sampled digital sampling has been possible since the 1980s, and raw waveform sampling and software decoding have been
Composite_video
can be run on-line or off-line. In on-line measurements the mass spectrometer is connected to a liquid chromatograph and as the samples are separated
Sample preparation in mass spectrometry
Sample_preparation_in_mass_spectrometry
Path along which organisms are recorded
J. L. 1993. Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations. London: Chapman and Hall. ISBN 0-412-42660-9 Line Lex Hiby, M. B. Krishna
Transect
Digital representation of sampled analog signals
fidelity to the original analog signal: the sampling rate, which is the number of times per second that samples are taken; and the bit depth, which determines
Pulse-code_modulation
2005 remix album by Unkle
Thin Red Line Sample Unkle - Have You Passed Through This Night? Dylan Rhymes - Assault on Precinct 13 - The Way/Radio Spot Solaris Sample Meat Katie
Edit Music for a Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction
Edit_Music_for_a_Film:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack_Reconstruction
Statistical method
error, etc.) to sample estimates. This technique allows estimation of the sampling distribution of almost any statistic using random sampling methods. Bootstrapping
Bootstrapping_(statistics)
American jazz musician and composer (1939–2014)
Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American jazz keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz
Joe_Sample
2017 series of Line of Duty
The fourth series of the British police procedural television programme Line of Duty was broadcast on BBC One between 26 March and 30 April 2017. It is
Line_of_Duty_series_4
Method for numerical integration
The nested sampling algorithm is a computational approach to the Bayesian statistics problems of comparing models and generating samples from posterior
Nested_sampling_algorithm
Measure of surface finish or texture
profile from the mean line. Many of them are closely related to the parameters found in statistics for characterizing population samples. For example, R a
Surface_roughness
2001 studio album by Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly, released in 2001. Being a characteristic feature on previous recordings, on Epitaph Front Line Assembly did not use samples. "This
Epitaph (Front Line Assembly album)
Epitaph_(Front_Line_Assembly_album)
Marine protected area in Carmel Bay
Laboratories and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Research methods include hook-and-line sampling, intertidal and scuba diver surveys, and the use of Remote Operated
Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve
Carmel_Pinnacles_State_Marine_Reserve
Standard linear arrays
occurs in time series analysis for an under-sampled signal. Per Shannon's sampling theorem, the sampling rate must be at least twice the highest frequency
Standard_linear_array
Marine protected area in California
Laboratories and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Research methods include hook-and-line sampling, intertidal and scuba diver surveys, and the use of Remote Operated
Cambria State Marine Conservation Area
Cambria_State_Marine_Conservation_Area
Sample Road, mostly signed as State Road 834 (SR 834), is a 12.391-mile-long (19.941 km) east–west commuter highway serving northern Broward County, Florida
Sample_Road
Light line used to pull heavier cable or lower a package along a downline
diver. A line used to lower a weight (messenger) along a taut line to trigger a mechanism. For example: to close the mouth of a towed sampling net. "Wärtsilä
Messenger_line
Monitoring of the quality of the environment
primary types of soil sampling are grab sampling and composite sampling. Grab sampling involves the collection of an individual sample at a specific time
Environmental_monitoring
It is a specific type of systematic sampling, similar to other statistical sampling methods such as random sampling, but more straightforward to carry
Line_plot_survey
Technology that records, stores, and reproduces sound
a specified sampling rate and converts at a known bit resolution. CD audio, for example, has a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz (44,100 samples per second),
Digital_audio
Image upscaling technology by Nvidia
Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is a suite of real-time deep learning image enhancement and upscaling technologies developed by Nvidia that are available
Deep_Learning_Super_Sampling
Empirical law on the variance of species in a habitat
with pests present and q = 1 − p. Green derived another sampling formula for sequential sampling based on Taylor's law D = ( a n 1 − b T b − 2 ) 1 / 2 {\displaystyle
Taylor's_law
American businessman and media executive
home magazine in the U.S., and an extensive HGTV-branded product line. Since 2011, Samples has served as President of Scripps Networks International. In
Jim_Samples
1969 single by Dyke and the Blazers
songs sampling, until being knocked off by the Fairlight CMI digital synthesizer sampled for the "ORCH5" orchestra hit sample, itself sampling the Philharmonia
Let_a_Woman_Be_a_Woman
Marine protected area off the coast of California
Laboratories and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Research methods include hook-and-line sampling, intertidal and scuba diver surveys, and the use of Remote Operated
Portuguese Ledge State Marine Conservation Area
Portuguese_Ledge_State_Marine_Conservation_Area
Medical condition
chorionic villus sampling and only normal cells are found on a subsequent prenatal test, such as amniocentesis or fetal blood sampling. In theory, CPM
Confined_placental_mosaicism
Two marine protected areas in California
Laboratories and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Research methods include hook-and-line sampling, intertidal and scuba diver surveys, and the use of remote operated
Morro Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area and Morro Bay State Marine Reserve
Morro_Bay_State_Marine_Recreational_Management_Area_and_Morro_Bay_State_Marine_Reserve
Marine protected areas that lie offshore of Big Sur on California's central coast
Laboratories and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Research methods include hook-and-line sampling, intertidal and scuba diver surveys, and the use of Remote Operated
Big Creek State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area
Big_Creek_State_Marine_Reserve_and_Marine_Conservation_Area
1996 studio album by DJ Shadow
that sampling is an art form", while Q reviewer Martin Aston described it as "a cinematically broad spectrum so deftly layered that the sampling-is-stealing
Endtroducing.....
2021 science-fiction novel by Andy Weir
Petrova line. Stratt appoints Ryland Grace, a junior high school teacher with a PhD in molecular biology, to study a sample from the Petrova line. He discovers
Project_Hail_Mary
Computer graphics techniques for reusing samples during rendering
resampled importance sampling (RIS) and weighted reservoir sampling (WRS) which the authors call streaming RIS. RIS processes samples from an initial probability
Spatiotemporal reservoir resampling
Spatiotemporal_reservoir_resampling
Marine protected area in California
Laboratories and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Research methods include hook-and-line sampling, intertidal and scuba diver surveys, and the use of Remote Operated
Pacific Grove Marine Gardens State Marine Conservation Area
Pacific_Grove_Marine_Gardens_State_Marine_Conservation_Area
Marine protected area
Laboratories and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Research methods include hook-and-line sampling, intertidal and scuba diver surveys, and the use of Remote Operated
Lovers Point State Marine Reserve
Lovers_Point_State_Marine_Reserve
2002 Sampling workstation by Boss corporation
The BOSS SP-505 Groove Sampling Workstation/SP-505 is a sampling workstation made by Boss Corporation, which is a division of Roland Corporation. The
Boss_SP-505
Marine protected area in Monterey Bay
Laboratories and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Research methods include hook-and-line sampling, intertidal and scuba diver surveys, and the use of Remote Operated
Soquel Canyon State Marine Conservation Area
Soquel_Canyon_State_Marine_Conservation_Area
Marine protected area in California, U.S.
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. Research methods include hook-and-line sampling, scuba diver surveys, and the use of remote operated vehicle (ROV) submarines
Asilomar_State_Marine_Reserve
Two adjoining marine protected areas
Laboratories and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Research methods include hook-and-line sampling, intertidal and scuba diver surveys, and the use of Remote Operated
Point Buchon State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area
Point_Buchon_State_Marine_Reserve_and_Marine_Conservation_Area
LINE SAMPLING
LINE SAMPLING
Female
Hindi/Indian
(लीना) Hindi name LINA means "absorbed in; merged." Compare with other forms of Lina.
Female
Welsh
 Welsh name LINN means "lake" or "waterfall." Compare with other forms of Linn.
Female
French
French feminine form of Roman Cælinus, CÉLINE means "heaven."
Female
English
Short form of French Éliane, LIANE means "sun."Â
Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of German Liese, LISE means "God is my oath."Â Compare with masculine Lise.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name LINH means "spring."
Male
Native American
Native American Miwok name LISE means "salmon head rising above water." Compare with feminine Lise.
Female
Swedish
 Short form of Swedish Linnéa, LINN means "twin flower." Compare with other forms of Linn.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name LIEN means "lotus flower."
Female
Yiddish
 Yiddish name derived from the word bin(e), BINE means "bee." Compare with other forms of Bine.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Line, a reduced form of Cateline (see Catlin) and of various other names, such as Emmeline and Adeline, containing the Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -line (originally a double diminutive, composed of the elements -el and -in).French (Liné) : metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or a linen merchant, from an Old French adjective liné ‘made of linen’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lind 2 and Line 1.Irish : variant of Lane 2.Scottish : habitational name from places so named in Ayrshire, Peebles-shire, and Wigtownshire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a dresser of flax, from Middle English lynet, lynt ‘flax’.Dutch : from a short form of a Germanic name formed with lind (see Linde 1).Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or merchant.
Female
German
 Short form of German Helene, possibly LENE means "torch." Compare with another form of Lene.
Female
English
 English short form of Latin Linnaea, LINN means "twin flower." Compare with other forms of Linn.
Male
Italian
Italian and Spanish form of Latin Linus, LINO means either "a cry of grief"Â or "flax, linen."
Female
French
 Contracted form of French Adeline, ALINE means "little noble." Compare with another form of Aline.
Girl/Female
English
Path; roadway.Lane and Laine.
Female
English
 Variant spelling of English Aileen, ALINE means "little Eve." Compare with another form of Aline.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from Line.
LINE SAMPLING
LINE SAMPLING
Girl/Female
Indian
Trust; Pledge; Vow
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Spanish, Swedish
Unheeded Prophetess; She who Entangles Men; Shining Upon Man; From Cassandra; Doom
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sindhi, Telugu
Fashion; Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
French American Latin
Latin 'caelum' meaning sky or heaven. Also aor Selena.
Boy/Male
Indian
Desired
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Spring; Goddess of Rain
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Dutch, English, French, German
High Ranking Soldier; Variant of Herman; Noble
Girl/Female
Tamil
Destination
Boy/Male
American, Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Sanskrit, Tamil
The Sun; One who Bestows Wealth; North East Direction; Lord Shiva / Vishnu; Allah's Grace
Male
English
Scottish surname transferred to unisex forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic PÃ islig, possibly derived from Late Latin basilica, PAISLEY means "church."
LINE SAMPLING
LINE SAMPLING
LINE SAMPLING
LINE SAMPLING
LINE SAMPLING
v. t.
To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book.
superl.
Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
n.
The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.
v. t.
To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.
n.
A measuring line or cord.
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.
v. t.
To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.
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.
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.
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.
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.
n.
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 short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend.
a.
To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
n.
One who lines, as, a liner of shoes.
n.
Flax; linen.
n.
Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of horsehair.
n.
A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers.
n.
Direction; as, the line of sight or vision.