baseline

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: bassline, vaseline, baseling, base line, baselice, adeline, basquine, gasoline, babelike, blueline, byeline

Antonyms: bassline, vaseline, baseling, base line, baselice, adeline, basquine, gasoline, babelike, blueline, byeline

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Noun

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. {{lb|en|typography}} A line used as the basis for the [[alignment]] of [[glyph]]s.
4. {{lb|en|tennis}} The line at the [[farthest]] ends of the [[court]] indicating the [[boundary]] of the area of play.
5. {{lb|en|engineering}} A [[configuration]] of [[software]], [[hardware]], or a [[process]] that is [[establish]]ed and [[document]]ed as a point of [[reference]].
6. {{lb|en|medicine}} An [[initial]] [[measurement]] or [[observation]] [[used]] as a [[reference point]] to [[compare]] [[future]] [[change]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|engineering|computing|transitive}} To [[provide]] a baseline for [[measurement]].
2. {{lb|en|tennis|intransitive}} To [[play]] from the baseline.

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