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| affine [ áffīn ] (plural affines) |
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1. mathematics type of geometric transformation: a geometrical transformation that maps points and parallel lines to points and parallel lines
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2. anthropology relative: a relative by marriage
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| [Early 20th century. < Latin affinis (see affinity)] |
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 affinal adjective |
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