affine
1 of 2noun
af·fine a-ˈfīn 
ə-
: a relative by marriage : in-law
affine
2 of 2adjective
: of, relating to, or being a transformation (such as a translation, a rotation, or a uniform stretching) that carries straight lines into straight lines and parallel lines into parallel lines but may alter distance between points and angles between lines
affine geometry
affinely adverb
Example Sentences
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Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 1 Nov. 2019 Bruce M. Boghosian, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2019
Noun
Ruby Prosser Scully at New Scientist reports that the researchers found a species called Sphagnum affine, or bog moss, in Ötzi’s colon. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 1 Nov. 2019 Adjective
The affine wealth model has been applied to empirical data from many countries and epochs. Bruce M. Boghosian, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Noun
borrowed from Anglo-French affin, going back to Latin affīnis "neighbor, relation by marriage," noun derivative of affīnis "bordering (on), related by marriage" — more at affinity
Adjective
borrowed from New Latin affīnis, taken to mean "having affinity," going back to Latin, "bordering (on), connected (with)" — more at affinity
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1509, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1896, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
affine
noun
af·fine a-ˈfīn, ə-
: a relative by marriage compare blood relative
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