Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midline

/mˈɪdlˌaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: mid-line
IPA: /mˈɪdlˌaɪn/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The medial line (or plane) of the body, which divides the body into halves that are mirror-images of each other.

noun

The level of the top of the x-height of a typeface.

adj

Of or pertaining to such a line.

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- English line English midline From mid- + line.

Inflected Forms

midlines (plural)

Derived Forms

dorsomidline midliner

Phrases

midline theorem

Synonyms

midplane

Questions

How do you pronounce midline?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪdlˌaɪn/.
What does midline mean?: The medial line (or plane) of the body, which divides the body into halves that are mirror-images of each other.
Where does midline come from?: 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- English line English midline From mid- + line.

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