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midpointmidpoint /ˈmɪdpɔɪnt/ noun [countable usually singular] THESAURUSthe center part of a thing, place, or position that is farthest from its sides or edges► middlea)the center part of a thing, place, or position that is farthest from its sides or edges: A doughnut is a kind of cake with a hole in the middle. Draw a line down the middle of the page.b)the inside part of an object such as a ball, or piece of fruit: The pastries have cream in the middle.c)the part that is between the beginning and the end of an event, story, period of time, etc.: He walked out in the middle of the meeting.d)the position or rank that is between the highest and the lowest position in a list of people or things: In terms of ability, she’s about in the middle of the class. ► center center means the same as middle and is used especially about the part that is exactly in the middle: Make a pencil mark in the center of the circle. She placed the flowers in the center of the table. ► midpoint the exact center of a line, scale of measurement, or area, or the exact middle of a period of time: The window is located at the midpoint of the hallway. At the midpoint of the season, the Lakers had sold 10,000 tickets. ► heart the middle of an area, town, or city, where the most important things are: The hotel is located in the heart of Manhattan. ► core the central part of the Earth, or of an object: The Earth has a solid inner core which is 2,500 kilometers in diameter. 1a point that is halfway through or along something: Thomas was leading at the midpoint of the race.► see thesaurus at middle12math, geometry a point that divides a part of a line exactly in half: the midpoint of a segment |