Meaning

A line that is a base for measurement or for construction..

Definitions by Sense

1. A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
2. A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
3. (typography) A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs.
4. (tennis) The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.
5. (engineering) A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.
6. (engineering, computing) To provide a baseline for measurement.
7. (tennis) To play from the baseline.

Example Sentences

A laser level generates a convenient baseline for interior work.

We used the last doctor visit to provide baselines for vital statistics.

Currently, about fifty million square miles of land on the planet are ice-free, and this is the baseline that's generally used for calculating human impacts.

Several characters typically have descenders below the lower baseline.

The umpire missed the call. The ball hit the baseline.

The baseline configuration includes unsupported components.

Finally, the test was baselined by evaluating the best and poorest catalysts of their respective types by this protocol.

To ensure Lojban remains stable while people learn it, the language definition is being closely controlled; the grammar and core vocabulary have already been baselined (frozen) for several years.

Word Forms

• baselines
• baselining
• baselined

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When Should You Use Base line?

Use base line when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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