Definitions for midlines

midlines mid·line

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

Midlines is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 257 anagrams from letters in midlines (deiilmns).

Definitions for midlines

noun

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

Origin of midlines

First recorded in 1865-70; mid- + line1

Examples for midlines

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

Immediately behind the hump is a series of knuckles or crenulations along the 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 single blowhole is located well to the left of the midline and far forward on the head.

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

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

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

Word Value for midlines
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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