Definition of affines:
(adj) :
(comparable, chemistry) Of two materials, having mutual affinity.
(n) :
(anthropology, genealogy) A relative by marriage.
(adj) :
(not comparable, geometry) Of or pertaining to a function expressible as f(⃑x)=A⃑x+⃑b (where A is a linear transformation and ⃑b is a constant), which, regarded as a transformation, maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
(adj) :
(not comparable, mathematics) Assigning finite values to finite quantities.
(v) :
(computing, transitive) To set the CPU affinity of something
(v) :
(transitive) To refine.