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base line: see geodesy geodesy (jēŏd`ĭsē) or geodetic surveying, ..... Click the link for more information. . base line [′bās ‚līn] Abbreviated BL. (electronics) The line traced on amplitude-modulated indicators which corresponds to the power level of the weakest echo detected by the radar; it is retraced with every pulse transmitted by the radar but appears as a nearly continuous display on the scope. (engineering) A surveyed line, established with more than usual care, to which surveys are referred for coordination and correlation. A cardinal line extending east and west along the astronomic parallel passing through the initial point, along which standard township, section, and quarter-section corners are established. (graphic arts) The bottom alignment of upper-case letters in a font. (navigation) The geodesic line joining the two stations between which electrical phase or time is compared in determining navigational coordinates. (science and technology) A line drawn in the graphical representation of a varying physical quantity, such as a voltage or current, to indicate a reference value, such as the voltage value of a bias. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The hamlet's front was washed by the clear waters of the great river; its body stretched itself rearward up a gentle incline; its most rearward border fringed itself out and scattered its houses about its base line of the hills; the hills rose high, enclosing the town in a half-moon curve, clothed with forests from foot to summit. |
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