overlining

ˌoʊ.vərˈlaɪ.nɪŋ

Definition

Definition of overlining - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

text style

Rare

result of having a line above text

Rare

The overlining made the title stand out.

overstrike

text emphasis

Rare

act of drawing a line above text

Rare

The teacher used overlining for important terms.

overstrike

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result of having a line above text
act of drawing a line above text

Origin of overlining

English, over (above) + lining (covering)

Examples of overlining in a sentence

Overlining in the design added elegance.
Editors used overlining to highlight the headline.
Overlining was applied to emphasize the title in the document.

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French:trait supérieur, barre suscrite, ...
German:Überstrich, ...
Italian:linea sopra il testo, sopralineatura, ...
Spanish:sobrerayado, línea superior, ...
Portuguese:linha superior, traço superior, ...
Chinese:上划线, ...
Japanese:オーバーライニング, オーバーライン, ...
Arabic:تَخْطِيط فَوْقِي, رَسْم خَط فَوْق النَّص, ...
Hebrew:קו עֶלְיוֹן, ...
Russian:надчеркивание, подчеркивание сверху, ...
Ukrainian:надрядкова лінія, надлініювання, ...
Hindi:रेखांकन, रेखाचित्रण, ...
Bengali:ওভারলাইনিং, ...
Catalan:línia superior, sobreliniat, ...
Czech:nadtržení, podtržení shora, ...
Danish:overstregning, ...
Dutch:overstreping, tekstlijn, ...
Greek:υπεργραμμή, υπογράμμιση, ...
Hungarian:felülvonás, ...
Khmer:ការគូសបន្ទាត់ពីលើអក្សរ, ...
Korean:오버라이닝, 윗줄 긋기, ...
Persian:خط بالای متن, خط کشیدن بالای متن, ...
Polish:nadkreślenie, nadkreślanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):linha superior, ...
Romanian:supraliniere, linia de deasupra, ...
Swedish:överstrykning, överlinjering, ...
Thai:การขีดเส้นบน, การขีดเส้นเหนือ, ...
Turkish:üst çizgi, üstünü çizme, ...
Vietnamese:dòng kẻ trên, đường kẻ trên, ...

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