set point
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nounDefinition of SET POINT
1
: a situation (as in tennis) in which one player will win the set by winning the next point; also : the point won
2
: the level or point at which a variable physiological state (as body temperature or weight) tends to stabilize
See Examples of SET POINT
- He won with an ace on his second set point.
- He won with an ace on set point.
First Known Use of SET POINT
1928
Rhymes with SET POINT
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, midpoint, near point, nonpoint, outpoint, pen point, pinpoint, pourpoint, price point, seal point, standpoint, strongpoint, tuck-point, viewpoint, waypoint
set point
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of SET POINT
: the level or point at which a variable physiological state (as body temperature or weight) tends to stabilize
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