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midpoint

midpoint

10 3.5
A point exactly halfway between the two ends of a line or the sides of a shape
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪdˌpɔɪnt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : punto medio
  • The midpoint of the line segment is crucial for calculating its length accurately.
  • midpoint scale
  • midpoint distance
  • represents the midpoint

Hold the attention in the midpoint of the eyebrows.

Examples

  • Furthermore, where a range was given, the midpoint was used in further analyses.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The average VI score of the Argentine participants was slightly above the midpoint of the subscale.

    Academic text (2001)

  • For an edge, it's the midpoint of this edge.

  • The moon was past the midpoint, and it would be morning light in a few hours.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The mean score should be around the midpoint of the domain score.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Well, we've reached the midpoint of our great experiment.

    Heavyweights (1995)

  • Scores on this measure range from 9-45, with a midpoint rating of 27.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Price can be measured in many ways, such as mean, median, weighted average, and midpoint price.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The Nagy statue, life-size, stands at the midpoint of a small bridge looking toward Parliament.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Ohio is a perennial midpoint between desired ends, an entire state as Middletown.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

center
vsmidpoint
  • US
679 1.0

The middle point of something that is equally far from all sides

is specifically the exact halfway point between two ends or extreme points
midspan
vsmidpoint
  • Specialized
6.6

The middle part of a bridge or beam between its supports

is the exact halfway point in any line or figure rather than only structures

Antonyms

endpoint
11 5.4

A place or time when something ends

How Low

minimum
271 1.6
lower limit
  • Specialized
1 3.5
midpoint
  • Specialized
10 3.5
upper limit
7 3.2
maximum
95 2.1

Surface Forms

midpoint singular
midpoints plural

Morphology

midpoint = point (transparent) = mid + point + mid

Formed by the productive prefix 'mid-' (middle) + 'point', so the meaning 'the point halfway between endpoints' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Midpoint joins mid ('middle') and point ('a single place'), so it simply means the 'middle point' between two ends. That's why a midpoint is the exact halfway spot on a line or between two points.