BASELINE
baseline
(noun) the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
baseline
(noun) an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; “the established a baseline for the budget”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
baseline (plural baselines)
A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
(typography) A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs.
Coordinate terms: beardline, midline, capline, topline
(tennis) The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.
(engineering) A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.
Hypernyms
• line
Verb
baseline (third-person singular simple present baselines, present participle baselining, simple past and past participle baselined)
(engineering, computing) To provide a baseline for measurement.
(tennis) To play from the baseline.
Anagrams
• Balinese, sabeline
Source: Wiktionary