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collineation
noun
col·lin·ea·tion
Definition of collineation
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: a mathematical transformation in which collinear elements (as points or lines) are transferred as corresponding elements to another plane or space
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Origin and Etymology of collineation
New Latin collineation-, collineatio, from Latin collineatus (past participle of collineare to direct in a straight line, from com- + lineare to make straight, from linea line) + -ion-, -io -ion
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