midline

noun

mid·​line ˈmid-ˌlīn 

-ˈlīn

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

All diffuse midline gliomas are categorized as Stage 4. —Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025

Research shows that crossing your arms over your body’s midline reduces the intensity of pain by altering how the brain processes sensory information. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025

Narrow horizontal running lights and taillights that extend nearly to the car’s midline provide an impression of width. —Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2024

To use, apply moisturizer, then move the sticks from the midline of your face up toward your outer hairline several times. Buy It! —Jackie Fields, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for midline

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• byline
• canine

Kids Definition

midline

noun

mid·​line ˈmid-ˌlīn 

: a line through the middle of something

especially : a line through a body or one of its parts that lies in a plane dividing it into halves that are mirror images of each other

Medical Definition

midline

noun

mid·​line ˈmid-ˌlīn, ˌmid-ˈlīn 

: a median line

especially : the median line or median plane of the body or some part of the body