line drawing

noun

Synonyms of line drawingnext
: a drawing made in solid lines

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Bettina followed these in 1971 with a group of wooden sculptures and line drawings exploring similar arabesque shapes. Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026 Her black and white line drawing of two Truffula trees from The Lorax balances playfulness with artful minimalism. Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026 For example, given line drawings of various cylinders, a neural network called an encoder can learn to convert each image into numbers representing fundamental aspects of each cylinder, such as its height, width, orientation and location. Anil Ananthaswamy, Wired News, 7 Dec. 2025 Grab it in the Bear Mountain Scene colorway, which features line drawings of bears, cabins, and trees on one side, and bear paws on the reverse. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line drawing

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of line drawing was in 1891

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“Line drawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drawing. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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line drawing

noun
: a drawing made in solid lines

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