in-line

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in-line

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From in- + line.

adjective inline

not comparable Consisting of parts arranged in a single line.
Similar: aligned
not comparable, of an internal combustion engine Having all cylinders in a single straight line; straight.
not comparable Inserted in the flow of a text. An in-line mathematical formula does not have to be on a line of its own.
Similar: in-text
not comparable, of source code Of a different language than the outer enclosing code. BBC BASIC allows the programmer to write in-line assembly language.
not comparable Of a style: inserted in the style attribute of an HTML element instead of in a separate stylesheet. Now the paragraph to which you applied the inline style should be light gray, as the inline CSS is overriding the embedded CSS and the linked style sheet. Any other default paragraphs should still be dark gray based on the embedded style.

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adj arranged in a single line

Français	en rang d'oignons
עברית	בתוך השורה betox ha šura

adj inserted in a text

Tiếng Việt	nội tuyến

adj of a different language than the outer enclosing code

Tiếng Việt	nội tuyến

adj inserted in the style attribute of an HTML element

Tiếng Việt	nội tuyến

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@misc{in_line_2026,
  title = {in-line},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in-line},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}