midpoint
UK/ˈmɪd.pɔɪnt/
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Australia/ˈmɪd.poɪnt/
midpoint noun: a point equidistant between two extremes.
Noun
midpoint (plural midpoints)
- A point equidistant between two extremes.
- The tram stop serving HS2 will be located close to the existing Curzon Street building, underneath what will be the midpoint of the station, with step-free access provided from platform to street level.2023 August 9, Chris Howe, “The new face of Curzon Street station”, in RAIL, number 989, page 60
- A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length.
- Synonym of middle dot.
- A closely spaced midpoint is also often used to separate syllables or letters, especially in Catalan when one l adjoins another.1996, Robert Bringhurst, The elements of typographic style, Hartley & Marks, page 281
- An enlarged midpoint, a bullet is a mark used to set off items in a list.2009, Theodore Rosendorf, The typographic desk reference, Oak Knoll Press, page 35
- Synonyms:
- middle dot
midpoint meaning in Urdu and Tagalog
midpoint in Urdu
- مرکزی نقطہ
midpoint in Tagalog
- point equidistant between two extremes
- gituldok
- point which divides a line segment
- gituldok
Examples of midpoint in a sentence
- It is not the median or midpoint or gradation between the two.
- The vertices of the 24-cell are the midpoints of the 24 edges of the 16-cell.
- The perfect corn husk for a tamalito is about 5 inches wide at its midpoint.
Synonyms of midpoint
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Forms of midpoint
| plural | midpoints |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mid-point |
Origin of midpoint
From mid + point.
Words formed from midpoint
- gyromidpoint
- maltitude
- midpoint ellipse
- midpoint load
- midpoint method
- midpoint polygon
- midpoint theorem
Words that rhyme with midpoint
- point
- joint
- appoint
- disappoint
- anoint
- disjoint
- aroint
- entry point
- anchor point
- case in point
- cases in point
- kindling point
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Questions about midpoint
- What does midpoint mean?
- Midpoint means a point equidistant between two extremes.
- What is midpoint in Urdu?
- Midpoint in Urdu is مرکزی نقطہ. See Midpoint meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is midpoint?
- Midpoint is a noun.
- How do you pronounce midpoint?
- Midpoint is pronounced /ˈmɪd.pɔɪnt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of midpoint?
- The plural of midpoint is midpoints.
Words near midpoint in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: midpoint (page history and authors); midpoint (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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