multipoint

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adjective

Involving the scoring of multiple points, especially by a particular player.

OriginEnglish point ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivemultipoint (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehobbiesInvolving the scoring of multiple points, especially by a particular player.

    […] the rookie Patrick O’Sullivan had a goal and two assists for his first career multipoint game in the Los Angeles Kings’ 5-3 victory at Anaheim.

    2007 March 19, The Associated Press, “Sports Briefing”, in New York Times
  2. not comparableOf or relating to more than one point.

    Higher-end entry doors come with multipoint locking systems that secure two or more sides of the door to the frame.

    2012, Fine Homebuilding, Home Remodeling: Planning, Design, Construction, page 181
  3. not comparablecommunicationsConnecting multiple service points.
nounmultipoint (plural multipoints)

plural multipoints

  1. computer graphicsA collection of points treated as a single object.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishpoint
  7. Englishmultipoint

From multi- + point.

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APA

multipoint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multipoint

MLA

“multipoint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multipoint. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multipoint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multipoint.

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