hairline

English

Etymology

hair +‎ line

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/

Noun

hairline (plural hairlines)

the line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.
It's just a receding hairline -- it's not like you're going bald.
the thinnest line that can be drawn using some graphics software

Translations

the line along one's forehead where hair starts growing

Finnish: hiusraja (fi)
Hungarian: hajvonal (hu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hårfeste n

Nynorsk: hårfeste n

thinnest line

Finnish: hiusviiva (fi)

Hungarian: hajszálvonal

Adjective

hairline

very thin, as thin as a hair
There was a hairline crack in the airplane's wing.

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