Liner
Encyclopedia
Liner or LINER may refer to:
In line drawing:
In linings:
In transportation:
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In line drawing:
- Eye linerEye linerEye liner is a cosmetic used to define the eyes. It is applied around the contours of the eye to create a variety of aesthetic illusions. Although primarily aimed at females, it has broadened its appeal to the male market, known commonly by the portmanteau guyliner.-History:Eyeliner was first used...
, a type of makeup - Liner, a sable brush used by coachCoach (carriage)A coach was originally a large, usually closed, four-wheeled carriage with two or more horses harnessed as a team, controlled by a coachman and/or one or more postilions. It had doors in the sides, with generally a front and a back seat inside and, for the driver, a small, usually elevated seat in...
painters
In linings:
- Acoustic liner, a perforated metal sheet used to lower the noise of aircraft engines by the principle of Helmholtz resonanceHelmholtz resonanceHelmholtz resonance is the phenomenon of air resonance in a cavity, such as when one blows across the top of an empty bottle. The name comes from a device created in the 1850s by Hermann von Helmholtz, the "Helmholtz resonator", which he, the author of the classic study of acoustic science, used to...
- Bin liner, an item used as a protective layer fitted inside of a bin or another object
- Landfill linerLandfill linerA landfill liner, or composite landfill liner, is intended to be a low permeable barrier, which is laid down under engineered landfill sites...
, a membrane placed at the bottom of landfills - Liner, an installation of well-drilling casingCasing stringCasing string is a long section of connected oilfield pipe that is lowered into a wellbore and cemented. The pipe segments are typically about in length, male threaded on each end and connected with short lengths of double-female threaded pipe called couplings...
that does not extend to the surface - Release linerRelease linerA Release liner is a paper or plastic based carrier web material, which is coated on one or two sides with a release agent, which provides a release effect against any type of a sticky material such as an adhesive or a mastic. Release liner are available in different colors, with or without...
is a paper or film used on labels and adhesive tapes to cover the adhesive until ready for use
In transportation:
- AirlinerAirlinerAn airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft for transporting passengers and cargo. Such aircraft are operated by airlines. Although the definition of an airliner can vary from country to country, an airliner is typically defined as an aircraft intended for carrying multiple passengers in commercial...
, a large fixed-wing aircraft for transporting passengers and cargo - Ocean linerOcean linerAn ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another along regular long-distance maritime routes according to a schedule. Liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes .Cargo vessels running to a schedule are sometimes referred to as...
, a type of modern-day passenger ship - Ship of the lineShip of the lineA ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
, an archaic term, a type of warship used from the 17th century to the 19th century
Other:
- Liner (baseball), or line drive, a type of batted ball, sharply hit, and on a level trajectory
- Linerboard, or just liner is a type of paperboard, used in making corrugated fiberboard
- Low-ionization nuclear emission-line regionLow-ionization nuclear emission-line regionA low-ionization nuclear emission-line region is a type of galactic nucleus that is defined by its spectral line emission. The spectra typically include line emission from weakly ionized or neutral atoms, such as O, O+, N+, and S+. Conversely, the spectral line emission from strongly ionized...
(LINER), a class of galactic nuclei (also used to refer to galaxies with such nuclei)