midpoint

English

Alternative forms

• mid-point

Etymology

From mid +‎ point.

Pronunciation

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• (UK, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪd.pɔɪnt/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪd.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.

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