Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in-line

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.48 in modern English

Syllables: in---line
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of parts arranged in a single line.

adj

Having all cylinders in a single straight line; straight.

adj

Inserted in the flow of a text.

adj

Of a different language than the outer enclosing code.

adj

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

Example Sentences

"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."
"BBC BASIC allows the programmer to write in-line assembly language."
"Now the paragraph to which you applied the inline style should be light gray, as the inline CSS is overriding the embedded CSS and the linked style sheet. Any other default paragraphs should still be dark gray based on the embedded style."

Etymology

From in- + line.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in-

Inflected Forms

inline (alternative)

Phrases

in-line code in-line engine in-line expansion in-line skating

Frequently Paired Words

inlining

Synonyms

aligned in-text

Questions

What does in-line mean?: Consisting of parts arranged in a single line.
Where does in-line come from?: From in- + line.

How to pronounce in-line

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