| 单词 | median line |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmedian line median line n. (a) Anatomy, Zoology, and Botany. [compare French ligne médiane (1823 in anatomy)] , any line in the median plane, esp. the midline; (b) gen. [compare classical Latin mediāna līnea (geom.), French ligne medienne line situated in the middle (1607), ligne médiane (1873 in geom.)] , a line exactly through the middle of something; a line exactly between two things, esp. joining points equidistant from each. ΚΠ 1822 N. Amer. Rev. July 148 The stomach is disposed without any regard to the median line, and one half of it bears no resemblance to the other. 1875 J. Croll Climate & Time xiv. 229 During a glacial period in the northern hemisphere the median line between the trades would be shifted..south of the equator. 1960 D. C. Braungart & R. Buddeke Introd. Animal Biol. (ed. 5) xviii. 260 On the dorsal median line of the head slightly in front of the eyes is located a light-colored area known as the brow spot. 1997 Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 25/3 Transitional arrangements would need to be negotiated with countries bordering the North Sea and the English Channel, but this would be on the basis of asserting our rights out to 200 miles or the median line, whichever is closer. < as lemmas |
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