baseline
[ beys-lahyn ]
/ ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn /
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noun Also base line .
adjective
basic or essential.
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British Dictionary definitions for baseline
baseline
/ (ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn) /
noun
surveying a measured line through a survey area from which triangulations are made
an imaginary line, standard of value, etc, by which things are measured or compared
a line at each end of a tennis court that marks the limit of play
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Medical definitions for baseline
base line
n.
A line corresponding to the base of the skull, passing from the infraorbital ridge to the midline of the occiput, through the ear canal.
A line serving as a basis, as for measurement or calculation.
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