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silhouette vs lineation

lineation vs silhouette

silhouette and lineation both are nouns.

silhouette is a verb but lineation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
silhouette Yes No Yes No
lineation Yes No No No
As nouns, lineation is a hypernym of silhouette; that is, lineation is a word with a broader meaning than silhouette:
  • silhouette: an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
  • lineation: the line that appears to bound an object
Other hypernyms of silhouette include outline.
silhouette (noun) lineation (noun)
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color the act of marking or outlining with lines
an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow) the line that appears to bound an object
silhouette (verb) lineation (verb)
represent by a silhouette
project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
Difference between silhouette and lineation

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