baseline

/ˈbeɪslaɪn/

baseline noun: a line that is a base for measurement or for construction.

Noun

baseline (plural baselines)

A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
- A laser level generates a convenient baseline for interior work.
A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
- 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.2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, page 176
A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs.
- Several characters typically have descenders below the lower baseline.
The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.
- The umpire missed the call. The ball hit the baseline.
A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.
- The baseline configuration includes unsupported components.
An initial measurement or observation used as a reference point to compare future changes.

baseline (third-person singular simple present baselines, present participle baselining, simple past and past participle baselined)

(transitive) To provide a baseline for measurement.
- Finally, the test was baselined by evaluating the best and poorest catalysts of their respective types by this protocol.1993, M.M. Mitchell et al., “Residual Feed Cracking Catalysts”, in Magee & Mitchell, editors, Fluid Catalytic Cracking, →ISBN, page 320
- 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.2025 October 14 (last accessed), “Chapter 1. Questions and Answers on Lojban”, in lojban.org
(intransitive) To play from the baseline.
- By the time Maggie, who is eight years younger than Manuela, started playing, baselining was no longer enough to win points, so she learned to move around the court more …2002, Susan Orlean, The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup, →ISBN, page 260

बेसलाइन, आधाररेखा, बेसलाइनिंग

அடிக்கோடு, அடிக் கோடு, அடிநிலை, அடிநிலைக்கோடு

आधाररेखा, बेसलाइनिंग, बेसेलिनिंग

بیس لائن, بیسلائن, بیسلائننگ

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That forehand was long. It landed two feet beyond the baseline.
The raw signal data was subjected to a baseline correction process to subtract the sensor's offset and drift variations.
Baseline and periodic CPK levels while on therapy, as rhabdomyolysis has been observed with binimetinib therapy.

Noun
plural	baselines
Verb
third-person singular present	baselines
present participle	baselining
past participle	baselined
past	baselined

From base + line.

What does baseline mean?: Baseline means a line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
What is baseline in Hindi?: Baseline in Hindi is बेसलाइन, आधाररेखा, बेसलाइनिंग. See Baseline meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is baseline?: Baseline can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce baseline?: Baseline is pronounced /ˈbeɪslaɪn/.
What is the plural of baseline?: The plural of baseline is baselines.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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