Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A medial line, especially the medial line or plane of the body.
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- noun anatomy, medicine The
medial line (orplane ) of thebody , which divides the body into halves that are mirror-images of each other. - noun typography The level of the top of the
x-height of atypeface .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
Etymologies
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Examples
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So the midline should be a couple of inches above the eye position of an average adult sitting on that couch.
Home Theater Forum lthomps222 2010
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The Chinese air force flies up to five sorties a day up to the "midline" of the Taiwan Strait, creating a strain on Taiwan's air defense posture, made more burdensome by the increasing number of nearly-impossible-to-evade, long-range Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.
Archive 2008-08-01 Michael Turton 2008
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Still, the two retailers could hardly be more different, with Sears focused on midline basics of appliances and clothes while Brookstone showcases quirky gadgets and unusual tools and toys.
New at Sears: An Expert in Retailing Miguel Bustillo 2012
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Sohothin punched through the rotting chest of another undead, roasting its heart, then slashed down the midline of a third.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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On a positive note, as I see it, the market continues to offer chances for smaller shops to win hotly contested midline ($75k-$150k) assignments.
New Survey: European Clients More Likely to Pay for Pitches « Art & Business of Motion 2009
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And Elise Gulan reminds all women that you need to see your doc before you start a real fitness plan of any kind, and one of the things she should check for is diastasis recti stretching of the midline of the ab muscles.
The Mommy Diet Alison J. Sweeney 2011
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And Elise Gulan reminds all women that you need to see your doc before you start a real fitness plan of any kind, and one of the things she should check for is diastasis recti stretching of the midline of the ab muscles.
The Mommy Diet Alison J. Sweeney 2011
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According to the results of an online survey featuring 258 mainly Scottish women with a mean age of 27 years, having a prominent tubercle -- the spot just at the midline of the upper lip -- means a woman has a greater chance of ever having had a vaginal orgasm from sex.
Shape Of Women's Lips Could Hint To Better Sex The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Your child's incision will extend from the far right to just across the midline of the belly, in a curved line above the navel (along the underside of the rib cage).
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Sohothin punched through the rotting chest of another undead, roasting its heart, then slashed down the midline of a third.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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