sublineation

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A line drawn underneath text

   A line drawn underneath text; an underline.

2. 2

   The act of underlining.

3. 3

   A system of forming kinship groups that subdivide a major lineage into subgroups of more…

   A system of forming kinship groups that subdivide a major lineage into subgroups of more closely related individuals.

   • The larger the lineage, as a general rule, the more segmented it becomes. Sublineation, on the other hand, depends exclusively on the size and "antiquity" of the lineage.
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   1. 4

      lineation due to the accumulation of matter in cavities beneath the surface.

      • There have been a great many theories as to why the zinc is deposited on and alloyed with the metal treated, but I think that the theory of sublineation is possibly the one most correct.
      • These uplands are still growing, and comparatively young, but their nature points to past sublineation of thick accumulations of sediment, from abundant sources, and therefore active volcanicity
   2. 5

      A branch of philosophy concerned with understanding of language.

      • Philosophy interested him, and I found my own education improving with Socrates' as he led me deeper and deeper into mazes of idealism, epistemology and sublineation.

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