midpoint

English

Alternative forms

• mid-point

Etymology

From mid +‎ point.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪd.pɔɪnt/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪd.poɪnt/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈməd.poɪnt/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪnt

Noun

midpoint (plural midpoints)

1. 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.

2. (mathematics) A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length.
3. (typography) Synonym of middle dot.
   • 1996, Robert Bringhurst, The elements of typographic style, Hartley & Marks, page 281:

     A closely spaced midpoint is also often used to separate syllables or letters, especially in Catalan when one l adjoins another.

   • 2009, Theodore Rosendorf, The typographic desk reference‎, Oak Knoll Press, page 35:

     An enlarged midpoint, a bullet is a mark used to set off items in a list.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• gyromidpoint
• maltitude
• 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 Polish: punkt środkowy m Portuguese: meio (pt) m, metade (pt) f Slovak: stred m Spanish: mitad (es) f, medianía (es) f, medianidad f (uncommon) 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 Polish: punkt środkowy m Slovak: stred m Spanish: punto medio m Tagalog: gituldok