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Linea vs Tinea - What's the difference?

linea | tinea |

As a noun linea

is (astronomy|geology) any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface.

As a proper noun tinea is

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linea

English

Noun

(lineae)
  • (astronomy, geology) Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface.
    • The moons Dione and Europa have prominent lineae .

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    tinea

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology) A fungal infection of the skin known generally as ringworm.
  • *1985 , (Peter Carey), Illywhacker , Faber and Faber 2003, p. 6:
  • *:Her knees were ingrained with dirt, her toes raw with tinea , her fingernails black and broken.

    • Related terms

    * tinea cruris * tinea nigra

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