different between recline vs redline

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recl?n?re (“to bend back”). Confer decline, incline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???kla?n/, /???kla?n/
• Rhymes: -a?n

Verb

recline (third-person singular simple present reclines, present participle reclining, simple past and past participle reclined)

1. (transitive) To cause to lean back; to bend back.
2. (transitive) To put in a resting position.
3. (intransitive) To lean back.

4. (intransitive) To put oneself in a resting position.

Translations

See also

• decline; incline; lie down; lie back

Noun

recline (plural reclines)

1. A mechanism for lowering the back of a seat to support a less upright position; Also, the action of lowering the back using such a mechanism.
   • 2013 Dec. 22, Jad Mouawad and Martha C. White, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 23 December 2013):

     To gain a little more space, airlines are turning to a new generation of seats that use lighter materials and less padding, moving the magazine pocket above the tray table and even reducing or eliminating the recline in seats.

Spanish

Verb

recline

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of reclinar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of reclinar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of reclinar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of reclinar.

English

Etymology

red +? line, originating with the frequent use of red pen or pencil to mark corrections on drawings and documents (1), and the red markings on a tachometer (2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???d ?la?n/
• Rhymes: -?dla?n

Noun

redline (plural redlines)

1. A drawing, document, etc. that has been marked for correction or modification.
2. The maximum speed at which the engine in a car or aircraft etc. is designed to operate.

Verb

redline (third-person singular simple present redlines, present participle redlining, simple past and past participle redlined)

1. To mark a drawing or document for correction or modification.
2. (automotive) To run an internal combustion engine to its maximum or maximum recommended speed.
3. (Canada, US) To deny or complicate access to services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific, often racially determined, areas.

   Antonym: greenline

4. (audio engineering) To achieve audio levels that will cause clipping (indicated by red in an audio meter).

See also

• redlining
• sundown town

Further reading

• redline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• redlining on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Nile red, relined