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/bays"luyn'/, n. Also, base line.1. Baseball. the area between bases within which a base runner must keep when running from one base to another.2. Tennis. the line at each end of a tennis court, parallel to the net, that marks the in-bounds limit of play.3. (in perspective drawing) a horizontal line in the immediate foreground formed by the intersection of the ground plane and the picture plane.4. a basic standard or level; guideline: to establish a baseline for future studies.5. a specific value or values that can serve as a comparison or control.6. Typography. the imaginary line on which the bottoms of primary letters align.8. Electronics. a horizontal or vertical line formed on the face of a cathode-ray tube by the sweep of the scanning dot.9. Naval Archit. a line on the body plan or sheer plan of a hull, representing a horizontal reference plane for vertical dimensions.adj.10. basic or essential.[1740-50; BASE1 + LINE1]
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baseline — also base line, 1750, originally in surveying, from BASE (Cf. base) (n.) + LINE (Cf. line) (n.). Baseline estimate in use by 1983. Baseball diamond sense is from 1867 … Etymology dictionary
baseline — ► NOUN 1) a minimum or starting point used for comparisons. 2) (in tennis, volleyball, etc.) the line marking each end of a court … English terms dictionary
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baseline — UK [ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms baseline : singular baseline plural baselines 1) a quantity, value, or fact used as a standard for measuring other quantities, values, or facts The army s test is meant to set a… … English dictionary
baseline — 1. noun /ˈbeɪslaɪn/ a) A line that is a base for measurement or for construction. b) A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison … Wiktionary
baseline — base|line [ beıs,laın ] noun count usually singular 1. ) a quantity, value, or fact used as a standard for measuring other quantities, values, or facts: The army s test is meant to set a baseline for physical fitness. baseline… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
