set point

noun

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 (such as body temperature or weight) tends to stabilize

Examples of set point in a Sentence

He won with an ace on his second set point.

He won with an ace on set point.

Recent Examples on the Web

On her second set point chance, Sabalenka attacked hard down the middle. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

If pressure, temperature, flow or level moves away from its set point, the controller adjusts a valve, heater, pump or another manipulated variable. — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Still, Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, made a match of it, earning three set points on return at 5-4 in the second set and forcing a tiebreak. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

Appetite returns, digestion speeds up, and the body drifts back toward its old set point. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for set point

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint

Medical Definition

set point

noun

: the level or point at which a variable physiological state (as body temperature or weight) tends to stabilize