Unbalanced line

Unbalanced line

Unbalanced line has two common, unrelated meanings in different fields:

*In Electrical engineering, an unbalanced line is a transmission line, usually coaxial cable, whose conductors have unequal impedances with respect to ground; the opposite of a balanced line.
*In American football, an unbalanced line is an offensive line in which more linemen are one side of the ball than the other; see also Glossary of American football.


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