midpoint
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noun
1.
a point at or near the middle of, or equidistant from, both ends, as of a line: the midpoint of a boundary.
2.
a point in time halfway between the beginning and the end, as of a process, event, or situation: the midpoint of the negotiations.
3.
Geometry. the point on a line segment or an arc that is equidistant, when measured along the line or the arc, from both endpoints.
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Astrology. the point on the arc that is equidistant from two planets: regarded as a sensitive point and used in horoscopic interpretations.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the point on a line that is at an equal distance from either end |
| 2. | a point in time halfway between the beginning and end of an event |
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Example sentences
It would be awkward to bring a newly-acquired player to trial, so look for them to agree around the midpoint.
By midpoint in the new millennium, the library had fallen completely.
When heat reaches that wall, at the cigarette's midpoint, the compound crystallizes and snuffs out the fire.
It helped them stay at the midpoint between the two brains.
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