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Palm :: Palm (n.) A lineal measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its length from the wrist to the ends of the fingers; a hand; -- used in measuring a horse's height.

Pyramid :: Pyramid (n.) A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal figure as base and several triangles which have a common vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.

Scheme :: Scheme (n.) Any lineal or mathematical diagram; an outline.

Millimetre :: Millimetre (n.) A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See 3d Meter..

Nephew :: Nephew (n.) A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant..

Multilineal :: Multilineal (a.) Having many lines.

Lineally :: Lineally (adv.) In a lineal manner; as, the prince is lineally descended from the Conqueror..

Lineal :: Lineal (a.) Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs..

Mixtilineal :: Mixtilineal (a.) Alt. of Mixtilinea.

Lineal :: Lineal (a.) Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant..

Grandfather :: Grandfather (n.) A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.

Centrolineal :: Centrolineal (a.) Converging to a center; -- applied to lines drawn so as to meet in a point or center.

Rectilineal :: Rectilineal (a.) Alt. of Rectilinea.

Right-lined :: Right-lined (a.) Formed by right lines; rectilineal; as, a right-lined angle..

Curvilineal :: Curvilineal (a.) Alt. of Curvilinea.

Consanguinity :: Consanguinity (n.) The relation of persons by blood, in distinction from affinity or relation by marriage; blood relationship; as, lineal consanguinity; collateral consanguinity..

Recti- :: Recti- () A combining form signifying straight; as, rectilineal, having straight lines; rectinerved..

Linear :: Linear (a.) Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.

Interlineal :: Interlineal (a.) Alt. of Interlinea.

Lineality :: Lineality (n.) The quality of being lineal.

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