baselinePronunciation: /ˈbeɪslʌɪn/Translate baseline | into German | into Italian Definition of baseline noun 1a minimum or starting point used for comparisons. 2(in tennis, volleyball, and other games) the line marking each end of a court. 3 Baseball the line between bases which a runner must stay close to when running. 4 Printing the imaginary straight line through the feet of most letters in a line of type. baseline in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of baseline in the US English dictionary