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midpoint
midpoint
noun mid·point \ˈmid-ËŒpȯint, -ˈpȯint\
: a point at the middle of something : a point halfway between two ends
Full Definition of MIDPOINT
:Â a point at or near the center or middle
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Examples of MIDPOINT
- The crowd begins to leave after the midpoint of the final period.
- The team is in last place at the midpoint of the season.
- the midpoint between her knee and ankle
- The train stopped to refuel at the midpoint between New York and Chicago.
- 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
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
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