midline

English

Etymology

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.

Derived terms

• dorsomidline
• midline theorem