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61line spectrum — n. 1. a spectrum that consists of narrow, brightly colored, parallel lines on a dark background, emitted by a low pressurized glowing gas 2. a spectrum that consists of narrow, dark, parallel lines on a brightly colored background, produced from… …
62line of scrimmage — ☆ line of scrimmage n. Football an imaginary line, parallel to the goal lines, on which the ball rests at the start of each play and on either side of which the teams line up …
63line of scrimmage — line′ of scrim′mage n. spo an imaginary line on a football field, parallel to the goal lines, along which opposing teams face each other at the beginning of each play • Etymology: 1905–10 …
64line-out — ► NOUN Rugby Union ▪ a formation of parallel lines of opposing forwards at right angles to the touchline when the ball is thrown in …
65line drive — ☆ line drive n. Baseball a hard hit ball that travels close to, and nearly parallel with, the ground …
66Parallel postulate — In geometry, the parallel postulate, also called Euclid s fifth postulate since it is the fifth postulate in Euclid s Elements , is a distinctive axiom in what is now called Euclidean geometry. It states that: If a line segment intersects two… …
67in parallel — Parallel Par al*lel, n. 1. A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc. [1913 Webster] Who made the spider parallels design, Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line ? Pope.… …
68Line at infinity — Ideal line redirects here. For the ideal line in racing, see Racing line. In geometry and topology, the line at infinity is a line which is added to the real (affine) plane in order to give closure to, and remove the exceptional cases from, the… …
69Line (geometry) — Three lines the red and blue lines have the same slope, while the red and green ones have same y intercept …
70Parallel universe (fiction) — A parallel universe or alternative reality is a hypothetical self contained separate reality coexisting with one s own. A specific group of parallel universes is called a multiverse , although this term can also be used to describe the possible… …
