in-line noun & adjective.
['ɪnlʌɪn] E20.[from IN-1 + LINE noun2.]A. noun.
1. Typography. A typeface with a white line running through the thick strokes of the letters.
E20.2. An in-line engine.
M20.b. adjective.
1. (Composed of parts) arranged or situated in a line;
esp. (of an internal-combustion engine) having (usu. vertical) cylinders arranged in one or more rows.
E20.2. Chiefly
Engineering. Involving, employing, or forming part of a continuous, usu. linear, sequence of operations or machines (as in an assembly line).
M20.3. Computing.
a. Designating data processing which does not require input data to be sorted into batches.
M20.b. =
ONLINE adjective 1.
M20.4. Typography. Designating or pertaining to a typeface with a white line running through the thick strokes of the letters.
M20.Special collocations:
in-line skates a pair of roller skates in which the wheels on each boot are fixed in a single line along its sole.
[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲
in line in line1 adv. phr. In or into a straight line.
The boys stood in line to buy their tickets. Tom set the chairs in line along the wall. The carpenter put the edges of the boards in line.in line2 adj. phr. 1. In a position in a series or after someone else.
John is in line for the presidency of the club next year. Mary is fourth in line to be admitted to the sorority. 2. Obeying or agreeing with what is right or usual; doing or being what people expect or accept; within ordinary or proper limits.
The coach kept the excited team in line. When the teacher came back into the room, she quickly brought the class back in line. The government passed a new law to keep prices in line. Compare: IN HAND.
Antonym: OUT OF LINE.
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