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noun
A plane that passes through the middle of something, especially through the middle of the body
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: midline
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plane, sheet
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English plane English midplane From mid- + plane.
