end point

noun

1

: a point marking the completion of a process or stage of a process

especially : a point in a titration at which a definite effect (such as a color change) is observed

2

usually endpoint

ˈen(d)-ˌpȯint 

: either of two points or values that mark the ends of a line segment or interval

also : a point that marks the end of a ray

Examples of end point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even people who accept Darwin’s ideas tend to think that human beings are in some sense the culmination, the end point, of evolution. —Alan Lightman september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025

But that also might be what makes The Grand Finale such an effective end point for this franchise. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025

There’s a twisted wit to the setup here, as Kolstad takes real trends in American life — economic stagnation, rising tribalism, gun fetishism — and follows them to their corrupt, violent end points. —Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025

The triumphant story often taught in American schools sees the integration of Central High as an end point — but the story actually continued for another six decades. —Time, 4 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for end point

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

Kids Definition

endpoint

noun

end·​point

ˈen(d)-ˌpȯint

: either of two points that mark the ends of a line segment

also : a point that marks the end of a ray

Medical Definition

end point

noun

: a point marking the completion of a process or stage of a process: as

a

: a point in a titration at which a definite effect is observed

b

: the greatest dilution (as of a virus or a vitamin) that will produce a specified effect in a biological system