midline
noun
mid·line
| \ ˈmid-ˌlīn
, -ˈlīn\
, -ˈlīn\
Definition of midline
: a median line
especially
: the median line or median plane of the body or some part of the body
Examples of midline in a Sentence
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The bones at the front end of the plastron correspond to the clavicles and to a bone connecting the clavicles along the midline, or the interclavicle, in the shoulder girdle of other reptiles. — Hans-dieter Sues, Smithsonian, "How the Turtle Got Its Shell, With Apologies to Aesop," 20 Aug. 2019 Sam Harrell moved from the midline option in the late 1990s to a hurry-up, pass-centric system after his two-minute offenses kept scoring touchdowns. — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, "Graham Harrell, the Air Raid and Clay Helton's All-in Gamble to Turn Around USC," 1 Aug. 2019 Women backline costumes range from $165-350USD whereas midline and frontline costumes cost between $400-850USD. — Anquanette Gaspard, Essence, "Tell Dem We Reach! A First-Timer’s Guide to Caribana, Toronto's Caribbean Carnival," 24 July 2019 Whether your inner thighs are touching or not, intentionally squeezing them towards the midline of your body is important to keep the core and centerline tight. — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, "5 ways to avoid back pain during yoga class," 22 July 2019 Keeping elbows close to your body, bring weighs in to midline of body and cross your right dumbbell over the left. — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Health.com, "This 30-Day Arms Challenge Will Transform Your Upper Body In Just 4 Weeks," 10 June 2019 Experts often focus on the gluteus medius, a hip abductor muscle (responsible for moving the leg away from the midline of your body) located on the outside of each hip (think: side butt). — Amy Marturana, SELF, "Here’s What Proper Running Form Actually Is and How Much You Should Care About It," 2 Apr. 2019 However, the tumor, in crossing the brain’s midline, abuts and has possibly invaded a major blood supply. — Daphne Beal, Vogue, "After One Writer Finds Out She Has a Brain Tumor, She Confronts It Head On," 10 Aug. 2018 Modern bird tongues are exceptionally diverse and can be highly mobile, thanks to complex hyoids that include multiple structures that may extend along the midline to the tongue’s tip. — Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, "T. Rex Couldn’t Stick Out Its Tongue," 24 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'midline.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for midline
midline
noun
mid·line
| \ ˈmid-ˌlīn, ˌmid-ˈlīn
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Medical Definition of midline
: a median line
especially
: the median line or median plane of the body or some part of the body