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baseline
[ beys-lahyn ]
noun
- Tennis. the line at each end of a tennis court, parallel to the net, that marks the in-bounds limit of play.
- (in perspective drawing) a horizontal line in the immediate foreground formed by the intersection of the ground plane and the picture plane.
- a basic standard or level; guideline:
to establish a baseline for future studies.
- a specific value or values that can serve as a comparison or control.
- Typography. the imaginary line on which the bottoms of primary letters align.
- Surveying. triangulation1
- Electronics. a horizontal or vertical line formed on the face of a cathode-ray tube by the sweep of the scanning dot.
- Naval Architecture. a line on the body plan or sheer plan of a hull, representing a horizontal reference plane for vertical dimensions.
adjective
- basic or essential.
baseline
/ ˈɪˌɪ /
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
Example Sentences
The political impetus behind this overt assault on what was once considered a baseline virtue is obvious enough.
Canada and Mexico were excluded from both the baseline and additional tariffs, which could ease the effects at the grocery store.
Were Mexico and Canada, which had avoided the original 10% baseline tariffs, somehow now get included?
Trump's import taxes include a 10% baseline tariff on almost all foreign imports to the US, and higher custom tariffs for what he calls the "worst offenders".
The UK, Argentina, Australia, Brazil and Saudi Arabia are among the countries whose goods face this "baseline" charge.
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