Noun

(en noun)

An arrangement of items in a line.

The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.

An alliance of factions.

(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.

(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.

(gaming) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.

(bioinformatic) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.

Noun

(en noun)

A covering for the inside surface of something.

* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

, chapter=Foreword citation , passage=A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.}}

*

The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.

* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz

, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Stents to Prevent Stroke , passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.}}

The material used for such a covering.

The act of attaching such a covering.