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in-line

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Consisting of parts arranged in a single line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aligned

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having all cylinders in a single straight line; straight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Inserted in the flow of a text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, publishing, writing

Examples

  • An in-line mathematical formula does not have to be on a line of its own.
  • Parenthetical referencing is a citation style which uses in-line citations enclosed within parentheses.
  • This is an inline (e.g. mid-sentence) template for marking up text as a Wikipedia self-reference.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: in-text

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of a different language than the outer enclosing code.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • BBC BASIC allows the programmer to write in-line assembly language.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Of a style: inserted in the style attribute of an HTML element instead of in a separate stylesheet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: Cascading Style Sheets

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, web-design

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From in- + line.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: en rang d'oignons — arranged in a single line
  • Hebrew: בתוך השורה (betox ha šura) — arranged in a single line
  • Persian: این لاین - قرار داشتن در یک خط یا ردیف — arranged in a single line
  • Polish: w rzędzie — arranged in a single line
  • Finnish: upotettu — inserted in a text
  • Polish: w tekście — inserted in a text
  • Vietnamese: nội tuyến — inserted in a text
  • Polish: wbudowany — of a different language than the outer enclosing code
  • Vietnamese: nội tuyến — of a different language than the outer enclosing code
  • Polish: wbudowany — inserted in the style attribute of an HTML element
  • Vietnamese: nội tuyến — inserted in the style attribute of an HTML element