Mittelpunkt — meaning in English
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English meaning
- center noun The point exactly in the middle of something, equally distant from all its edges or sides.
- interpunct noun The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩.
- middle noun The point or part equally distant from the edges, ends, or extremes of something.
- midpoint noun A point equidistant between two extremes.
Senses
Mittelpunkt is used for these senses in English:
- center (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
- center (engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
- interpunct (typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩.
- middle A centre, midpoint.
- midpoint A point equidistant between two extremes.
- midpoint (mathematics) A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length.
center — full definition
- noun The point exactly in the middle of something, equally distant from all its edges or sides.
- noun A building or place set up for a particular activity or purpose.
- noun The main topic, focus, or most important part of something.
- noun In sports such as basketball, hockey, or football, a player positioned in the middle of the field or court.
- noun The moderate political position, between left and right.