中ちゅう点てん

noun

middle point; median point

Only with reading ちゅうてん

Geometric or spatial term for the central point of a line, area, or object. Reading is ちゅうてん.

• 線せん分ぶんの中ちゅう点てんを求もとめる。

  Find the midpoint of the line segment.

noun

middle dot; interpunct

The typographical symbol '・' used to separate parallel terms, katakana names, or as a decimal point in some contexts. Often called 中黒 (なかぐろ) in everyday language.

• 中ちゅう点てんで単たん語ごを区く切ぎる。

  Separate words with a middle dot.

• カタカナの名な前まえの間あいだに中ちゅう点てんを入いれる。

  Put a middle dot between katakana names.