median line

Divides into halves

A median line is the imaginary centerline dividing something into two equal halves.

In anatomy, the median line runs vertically through the body's center, separating left from right.

In geometry, it connects a triangle's vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

In maritime law, median lines divide territorial waters between adjacent nations.

Related

equator · bisector · borderline · neutral zone · no man's land · boundary · archipelagic waters · axis · continental shelf · baseline · separation · bathymetry · territorial waters · halfway point · split the difference · middle ground · fair share · freedom of navigation

Opposites
position/centrality

median lineedge

Boundary or sharpness

margin · periphery · border · boundary line · outer edge

division symmetry

median linediagonal

Slanting line or path

Family

median, medial, medially, medium, media, mediate, mediation, mediator, intermediate

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G