midline

midline

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
Proto-Germanic *midjaz
Proto-West Germanic *midi
Old English midd
Middle English mid
English mid
English mid-
Middle French lignerbor.
English line
English midline

    From mid- + line.

    Noun

    midline (plural midlines)

    1. (anatomy, medicine) The medial line (or plane) of the body, which divides the body into halves that are mirror-images of each other.
    2. (typography) The level of the top of the x-height of a typeface.

    Adjective

    midline

    1. Of or pertaining to such a line.

    Derived terms

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