affine

/əˈfaɪn/
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Other forms: affines

Definitions of affine
  1. adjective
    (anthropology) related by marriage
    synonyms: affinal
    related
    connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
  2. noun
    (anthropology) kin by marriage
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    type of:
    family, kin, kinsperson
    a person having kinship with another or others
  3. adjective
    (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations
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