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

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

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.

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

Issue :: Issue (n.) Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law, sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from a common ancestor; all lineal descendants..

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

Covariant :: Covariant (n.) A function involving the coefficients and the variables of a quantic, and such that when the quantic is lineally transformed the same function of the new variables and coefficients shall be equal to the old function multiplied by a factor. An invariant is a like function involving only the coefficients of the quantic..

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

Square :: Square (a.) Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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..

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

Lineal :: Lineal (a.) Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).

Collaterally :: Collaterally (adv.) In collateral relation; not lineally.

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