midpoint

English

Alternative forms

mid-point

Etymology

mid +‎ point

Pronunciation

(UK, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪd.pɔɪnt/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪd.poɪnt/
Rhymes: -ɔɪnt

Noun

midpoint (plural midpoints)

A point equidistant between two extremes.
- 2023 August 9, Chris Howe, “The new face of Curzon Street station”, in RAIL, number 989, page 60:
  The tram stop serving HS2 will be located close to the existing Curzon Street building, underneath what will be the midpoint of the station, with step-free access provided from platform to street level.
(mathematics) A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length.

Synonyms

(point equidistant between two extremes): See also Thesaurus:midpoint

Derived terms

Derived terms

gyromidpoint
midpoint ellipse
midpoint load
midpoint method
midpoint polygon
midpoint theorem

Translations

point equidistant between two extremes

Finnish: puoliväli (fi)
French: mi-chemin (fr) m
German: Wechselpunkt m, Mittelpunkt (de) m, Mitte (de) f
Irish: lárphointe m
Italian: please add this translation if you can
Latin: medietās f
Maori: pūwaenga
Norwegian:
Bokmål: midtpunkt n

Nynorsk: midtpunkt n
Plautdietsch: Meddpunkt m
Portuguese: meio (pt) m, metade (pt) f
Slovak: stred m
Spanish: mitad (es), medianía (es)
Tagalog: gituldok
Turkish: orta nokta (tr)

point which divides a line segment

Czech: střed (cs) m
Esperanto: mezopunkto
Finnish: keskipiste (fi)
French: please add this translation if you can
German: Mittelpunkt (de) m, Mitte (de) f
Hungarian: felezőpont (hu)
Irish: lárphointe m
Italian: punto medio m
Maori: pūwaenga
Norwegian:
Bokmål: midtpunkt n

Nynorsk: midtpunkt n
Slovak: stred m
Spanish: punto medio m
Tagalog: gituldok

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