midpoint

mid·point

noun \ˈmid-ˌpȯint, -ˈpȯint\

Definition of MIDPOINT

: a point at or near the center or middle

Examples of MIDPOINT

1. The crowd begins to leave after the midpoint of the final period.
2. The team is in last place at the midpoint of the season.
3. the midpoint between her knee and ankle
4. The train stopped to refuel at the midpoint between New York and Chicago.
5. the midpoint of one side of the rectangle

First Known Use of MIDPOINT

14th century

Related to MIDPOINT

Synonyms: golden mean, medium, middle, middle ground, mean

Antonyms: perimeter, periphery

Related Words: arithmetic mean, average; median, norm, par, standard

Near Antonyms: maximum, utmost; minimum

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Rhymes with MIDPOINT

adjoint, anoint, appoint, aroint, ballpoint, bluepoint, blue point, break point, butt joint, checkpoint, choke point, clip joint, conjoint, dew point, disjoint, drypoint, end point, fixed-point, flash point, game point, grade point, gunpoint, High Point, hinge joint, hip joint, ice point, juke joint, knifepoint, lap joint, match point, near point, nonpoint, outpoint, pen point, pinpoint, pourpoint, price point, seal point, set point, standpoint, strongpoint, tuck-point, viewpoint, waypoint