scratch line

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scratch line

n. Sports

1. A starting line for a race.

2. A line beyond which a contestant must not step.

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scratch line - a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

starting line, scratch, start

line - in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area

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The adhesion strength for MPST was analyzed along the same scratch line (bidirectional sliding) at a range of loads below the critical load ([L.sub.C]) obtained from progressive scratch tests.

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A scratch could split a heading die much like glass breaks at a scratch line. Following final grinding, dies may be stress relieved, and punches sometimes are coated with TiN and TiC."