noun
Meaning 1
Either of the two points at the ends of a line segment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
endpoint
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
The point in speech at which an utterance ends.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: speech recognition
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A defined occurrence during the observation period of an experiment or study.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
The stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
The entity at one end of a connection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications
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noun
Meaning 6
Part of a system that serves as a hook, allowing third-party code to intercept and modify behaviour at that point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
Either of the two nodes of a graph of degree 1.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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verb
Meaning 8
To detect the endpoint of an utterance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Qualifier: speech recognition
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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verb
Meaning 9
To determine an endpoint in a titration process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 10
a place where something ends or is complete
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: end point, termination, terminus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: end, terminal
History
Etymology
From end + point.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: نقطة نهاية — either of two points at the end of a line
- Armenian: վերջնակետ (verǰnaket) — either of two points at the end of a line
- Chinese Mandarin: 端點 /端点 (duāndiǎn) — either of two points at the end of a line
- Esperanto: finpunkto — either of two points at the end of a line
- Finnish: päätepiste — either of two points at the end of a line
- French: extrémité — either of two points at the end of a line
- German: Endpunkt — either of two points at the end of a line
- Hungarian: végpont — either of two points at the end of a line
- Italian: estremo — either of two points at the end of a line
- Norwegian: endepunkt — either of two points at the end of a line
- Russian: конец промежутка (konec promežutka) — either of two points at the end of a line
- Spanish: punto extremo — either of two points at the end of a line
- Spanish: extremo — either of two points at the end of a line
- Tagalog: dulong tuldok — either of two points at the end of a line
- Tagalog: upong — either of two points at the end of a line
- Turkish: bitim noktası — either of two points at the end of a line
- Turkish: bitiş noktası — either of two points at the end of a line
- Vietnamese: đầu mút — either of two points at the end of a line
- Vietnamese: mút — either of two points at the end of a line
- Russian: точка окончания (točka okončanija) — the stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added
- Spanish: punto final — the stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added
- Chinese Mandarin: 終端 /终端 (zhōngduān) — entity at one end of a connection
- Finnish: päätepiste — entity at one end of a connection
- Spanish: punto final — entity at one end of a connection
- Russian: конечная точка (konečnaja točka) — part of a system that serves as a hook
- Russian: эндпоинт (endpoint) — part of a system that serves as a hook
Real reading context