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UK
/mˈɪdpɔɪnt/
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[ US /ˈmɪdˌpɔɪnt/ ]
[ US /ˈmɪdˌpɔɪnt/ ]
NOUN
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
How To Use midpoint In A Sentence
- The red streak ended at the exact midpoint of a bunk bed, which was situated directly across from the door.
- Theorem In any triangle, the midpoints of the sides, the feet of the altitudes, and the midpoints of the segments from the orthocenter to the vertices lie on a circle. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- An intermediate brace or diagonal attached at the midpoint of the 16-foot brace is needed to prevent buckling under a compression load.
- Her two-song cameo, near the concert's midpoint, had all the rude conflagrant force of a meteor crashing onto the stage. NYT > Home Page
- In contrast, it is almost exactly equal to the midpoint of the middles of the two parties.
- (If you imagine a vertical line connecting the two orifices, the duodenum sits very roughly at the midpoint; on the other hand, if you consider the actual route that food takes through the entire twisting length of the digestive system, then the duodenum is actually much closer to the mouth than to the anus.) Matthew Yglesias » Stay Classy, Conservative Blogosphere
- The midpoint between the coils is connected to the mono microphone input.
- These nine points, for any given triangle, are • The midpoints of the sides • The feet of the altitudes • The midpoints of the segments from the orthocenter to the vertices Have your students do the necessary construction to locate each of these nine points. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- The total height of each plant was measured using a ruler and the diameter of the first internode was measured at its midpoint using calipers.
- The web plate is longitudinally stiffened near the midpoint of its depth.