line

Japanese: ライン

〘noun〙 (line)① A line. A streak. Also, a line that indicates a boundary. [Handbook of Foreign Languages (1912)] *Lyric Short Pieces (1918) by Muro Saisei, Akahasi "Dragging a golden line into the sky." ② A vertical or horizontal arrangement of letters, etc. A row. A column. ③ A series. A system. Also, a bloodline. *Outline of Civilization Theory (1875) by Fukuzawa Yukichi, 1 "The Western word for bloodline is 'line.'" ④ A certain height or quantity that serves as a standard. A level. "The passing line." ⑤ In a company, this refers to a lineal organization such as a bureau, department, section, or division. *The Medal of Mud (1963) by Kunimitsu Shiro, part 3: "When we look at it from the end of the line, you're like a person far above the clouds." ⑥ In a company, this refers to the departments that share and carry out the primary activities of purchasing, manufacturing, transport, sales, etc. *Time (1969) by Kuroi Senji, part 9: "The function of the line as sales" ⑦ Aircraft and ship routes. Also, railway lines. *Blind Spot of the High-Rise Building (1969) by Morimura Seiichi, the blue line stretching south, "As a terminal for local lines " ⑧ The process of producing things through a consistent assembly line. *An Outline of the History of Modern Japanese Technology (1956) by Hoshino Yoshiro, part 6: "When a defective product is produced, it must be removed from the line by hand." ⑨ A unit of length in the imperial system. One line is 1/12 of an inch. 0.083 inches. ⑩ The contour line that forms clothing or the human body. A silhouette.

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (line)① 線。すじ。また、境界として示す線。〔舶来語便覧（1912）〕※抒情小曲集（1918）〈室生犀星〉赤櫨「金のラインを空とほく引ずりて」② 文字などの縦または横の並び。行。列。③ 系列。系統。また、血統。※文明論之概略（1875）〈福沢諭吉〉一「血統とは西洋の語にて『ライン』と云ふ」④ 基準となる一定の高さや数量。レベル。「合格ライン」⑤ 企業組織のうち、局・部・課・係のような直系式組織をいう。※泥の勲章（1963）〈邦光史郎〉三「わしら、ラインの末端からみたら、お前は、遙かに雲の上の人間やさかい」⑥ 企業において、購買、製造、運搬、販売など本来的活動を分担遂行している部門をいう。※時間（1969）〈黒井千次〉九「営業というラインの機能と」⑦ 航空機・船舶の航路。また、鉄道の路線。※高層の死角（1969）〈森村誠一〉南へ伸びる青い線「地方路線(ローカルライン)へのターミナルとしては」⑧ 一貫した流れ作業によって物を生産する工程。※現代日本技術史概説（1956）〈星野芳郎〉六「不良品が出ると、人力でラインからはずさなければならず」⑨ ヤード‐ポンド法における長さの単位の一つ。一ラインは一二分の一インチ。〇・〇八三インチ。⑩ 衣服や人の体が形づくる輪郭の線。シルエット。

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