Definitions for midline

midline mid·line

Spelling: [mid-lahyn]
IPA: /ˈmɪdˌlaɪn/

Midline is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 128 anagrams from letters in midline (deiilmn).

Definitions for midline

noun

  1. Zoology. the median plane of the body of an animal.
  2. Geometry. midsegment.

Origin of midline

First recorded in 1865-70; mid- + line1

Examples for midline

Second vertebral scute: Length of anterior margin, 27; greatest width, 42; length at midline, 29.

These areas may or may not be connected by a thin line of white color along the midline of the underparts.

The pectoro-abdominal suture is anteriorly convex at the sides and concave at the midline.

The red tips tend further to disrupt the body outline at the midline, or slightly posterior to this.

Immediately behind the hump is a series of knuckles or crenulations along the midline.

The single blowhole is located well to the left of the midline and far forward on the head.

Nuchal: Width of anterior margin, 12 (estimated); greatest width, 37 (estimated); length at midline, 35 (estimated).

Ventrally, the new adult pelage was evident only along the midline.

The remaining anterior edge is slightly convex, smoothly rounded, and meets the midline about 9.0 mm.

Third vertebral scute: Length of anterior margin, 33; greatest width, 42; length at midline, 40 (estimated).

Word Value for midline
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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