midpoint

noun

mid·​point ˈmid-ˌpȯint How to pronounce midpoint (audio)
-ˈpȯint
: a point at or near the center or middle

Examples of midpoint in a Sentence

The crowd begins to leave after the midpoint of the final period. The team is in last place at the midpoint of the season. the midpoint between her knee and ankle The train stopped to refuel at the midpoint between New York and Chicago. the midpoint of one side of the rectangle
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The computer uses the midpoint of home plate as the point where a ball or strike is determined. C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 The eighth episode of the Max medical drama The Pitt is the chronological midpoint of the show’s 15-episode first season, which is covering 15 consecutive hours in the same hospital emergency department shift. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025 Using the midpoint, the Bears are estimated to have $69 million in cap space, the sixth-most in the NFL according to overthecap.com. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 As is typical for the company, DraftKings raised the midpoint of its 2025 revenue guidance—a small shift to $6.3 billion-$6.6 billion from $6.2 billion-$6.6 billion. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midpoint

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of midpoint was in the 14th century

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“Midpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midpoint. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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midpoint

noun
mid·​point ˈmid-ˌpȯint How to pronounce midpoint (audio)
: a point at or near the center or middle

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