English term
hair line
Text:
Figure 3. Flavor profiles of model solutions (5% v/v Ethanol, Carbonated) containing 4MSP and/or the three monoterpene alcohols: 4MSP, containing 40 ng/L of 4MSP, LGC mix, containing 70 µg/L of linalool, 50 µg/L of geraniol and 30 µg/L of β-citronellol; *hair line*, profile of 4MSP model solution; dotted line, profile of LGC mix model solution.
Unfortunately I cannot copy the picture here but I can send per mail if anyone is interested.
I see in the profile:
a fat purple line, a thin green dotted line and a thin orange solid line and I suppose this is the "hair line". Any idea what one would call this line? Just solid line will not work as there are other solid lines in black.
TIA
| 3 +10 | fine line |
Chris Ellison
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Responses
Spain
Geology and environment specialist, PhD
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, English
fine line
| Thanks. I just could not think of this. |
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Jack Doughty
: Yes, as in "hairline crack".
1 min
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Sheila Wilson
: It isn't a hair line as they don't exist in this context. But it's probably a fine line
6 mins
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Yvonne Gallagher
11 mins
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
12 mins
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Tony M
: Fine line, yes — specifying the coliour as well.
23 mins
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Herbmione Granger
: Would work here but isn't common from what I've seen.
50 mins
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P.L.F. Persio
54 mins
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Jörgen Slet
8 hrs
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acetran
19 hrs
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Charlesp
1 day 1 hr
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Discussion
hairline graph: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11120917/hairline-graph-... ; http://www.deltamotion.com/support/webhelp/rmcwin/Using_RMCW...
but "thin line" is common in this descriptive context