English-French translations for baseline

• ligne de fond
• ligne de fond de court
• référence
  Nous devrons adopter une ligne de référence, qu'en fin de compte nous avons déjà à l'heure actuelle. It will have to include a baseline, which we currently, finally, have.
  Nous avons demandé au Coreper, c'est-à-dire aux ambassadeurs des États membres, de s'entendre sur un document de référence. We have asked Coreper, that is to say the ambassadors of the Member States, to agree on a baseline document.
  Il est donc, à mon avis, souhaitable que la période de référence couvre une période aussi étendue que possible, à savoir les années 2007 à 2009. The baseline period should therefore, in my opinion, cover as far-reaching a period as possible, in other words the years 2007-2009.
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Definition of baseline

• A line that is a base for measurement or for construction
• A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison
• A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs
• The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play
• A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference
• To provide a baseline for measurement
• To play from the baseline

Examples

• A laser level generates a convenient baseline for interior work
• We used the last doctor visit to provide baselines for vital statistics
• Several characters typically have descenders below the lower baseline
• The umpire missed the call. The ball hit the baseline
• The baseline configuration includes unsupported components

Related words

• Basel
• baseless
• Basel-Stadt
• Basel-Country
• basely
• baselessly
• very long baseline interferometry