polylineal.
Having or being composed of many lines.
Meaning & usage
Having or being composed of many lines.
Describing any of several stylistic or expressive devices, especially in contemporary western calligraphy, employing repetition of words or phrases.
The painting uses polylineal writing to create a brown texture over the lower third of the canvas.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English lineal English polylineal From poly- + lineal.
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