English-Italian translations for baseline

• riferimento
  Sarà necessario includere quella linea di riferimento di cui oggi finalmente disponiamo. It will have to include a baseline, which we currently, finally, have.
  Esso afferma che il consumo di energia deve essere ridotto del 20 per cento al di sotto di un livello di riferimento. It says that energy consumption must be reduced by 20% below the baseline level.
  A quanto pare, indipendentemente dalla quantità di inquinante presente nell’acqua, definiamo tale livello un parametro di riferimento che consideriamo come livello accettabile. No matter how much of the pollutant is in the water, we seem to want to call that the baseline, the acceptable level.

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