BASELINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does baseline mean?
• BASELINE (noun)
The noun BASELINE has 3 senses:
1. an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared
2. the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line
3. the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
Familiarity information: BASELINE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BASELINE (noun)
Meaning:
An imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Context example:
the established a baseline for the budget
Hypernyms ("baseline" is a kind of...):
criterion; measure; standard; touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)
Meaning:
The back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
service line; baseline
Hypernyms ("baseline" is a kind of...):
line (in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area)
Meaning:
The lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("baseline" is a kind of...):
line (in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area)
