VEIN MEANING IN FRENCH

Definition & Synonyms

• Vein

1. (n.) A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood, and in marble and other stones; variegation.
2. (n.) One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of insects. See Venation.
3. (n.) One of the vessels which carry blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart. See Artery, 2.
4. (n.) One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf.
5. (n.) A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.
6. (n.) A narrow mass of rock intersecting other rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a dike; -- often limited, in the language of miners, to a mineral vein or lode, that is, to a vein which contains useful minerals or ores.
7. (n.) A train of association, thoughts, emotions, or the like; a current; a course.
8. (v. t.) To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins.
9. (n.) Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind; a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain; quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein of humor; a satirical vein.

• Vein quartz

1. () Quartz occurring as gangue in a vein.