"greyline" meaning in All languages combined

See greyline on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: grayline [alternative]
Etymology: From grey + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grey|line}} grey + line Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} greyline (uncountable)
  1. (strictly, technical) A transition line, coinciding with a twilight zone (terminator), where a change in the propagation of radio waves is observed. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-greyline-en-noun-pNIGCU-P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technical
  2. (loosely) Synonym of twilight zone (“terminator”). Tags: broadly, uncountable Synonyms: twilight zone [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-greyline-en-noun-enTse2qe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: grey area

Alternative forms

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