Baseline

n. starting line; (Printing) imaginary line on which the bottoms of letters sit (excluding the "tails" on g, y, p, q, and j); line which marks each end of the court (Tennis); area in which a runner runs from base to base on a baseball field (Baseball)

The word baseline may refer to one of the following:baseline (configuration management)Baseline (magazine)baseline (pharmacology)baseline (sea), the starting point for delimiting a coastal state's maritime zonesbaseline (surveying)baseline (typography)Baseline Road (Colorado), a major east-west artery in Boulder, ColoradoBaseline Road (Ottawa), a major east-west artery in Ottawa, OntarioBaseline Road (Arizona), a major east-west artery in Phoenix, ArizonaBaseline Station (OC Transpo), a transitway station in Ottawa
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Noun
1. an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget"
(hypernym) standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
2. the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line
(synonym) service line
(hypernym) line
3. the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
(hypernym) line

n. base line

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