Also means
route
Usage Note
Linie is a line in the geometric sense and also a transit route, as in Linie 5 for bus or tram number 5. The idiom in erster Linie means 'primarily, first and foremost'. Distinguish it from Zeile, the line of written text.
Examples
"Die Linie 8 fährt zum Bahnhof."
Natural Translation
The number 8 goes to the station.
Literal Translation
The line 8 drives to-the station.
Related Words
- Ableitung derivative (calculus)
- Abszisse abscissa; x-axis; x-coordinate
- Achse axis (geometry, graphs)
- Achsenabschnitt y-intercept, axis intercept
- Asymptote asymptote (line a curve approaches but never reaches)
- Axiom axiom (self-evident principle)
- Berechnungsgrundlage basis of calculation; calculation basis
- Binomialkoeffizient binomial coefficient
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