affine

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

affine
    adj 1: (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine
           transformations
    2: (anthropology) related by marriage [syn: {affinal}, {affine}]
    n 1: (anthropology) kin by marriage

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Affine \Af*fine"\, v. t. [F. affiner to refine; ? (L. ad) + fin
   fine. See {Fine}.]
   To refine. [Obs.] --Holland.
   [1913 Webster]

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