set point

noun

A situation where if one of the two players wins the next point, (s)he will win the set (but not the match).

Meanings

nounset point (plural set points)

plural set points

  1. ball gamesA situation where if one of the two players wins the next point, (s)he will win the set (but not the match).
  2. alternativeAlternative form of setpoint (“command signal fed into a controller”).
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see set, point. (a setting or location that is fixed)

Translations

Catalan pilota de set, punt de set
  • pilota de settennis
  • punt de settennis
Danish sætbold
  • sætboldtennis
Finnish eräpallo, kiintopiste
  • eräpallotennis
  • kiintopistefixed location
French balle de set
  • balle de settennis
German Satzball
  • Satzballtennis
Polish setbol, piłka setowa
  • setboltennis
  • piłka setowatennis
Romanian minge de set, punct de set
  • minge de settennis
  • punct de settennis
Swedish setboll
  • setbolltennis
Cite this entry
APA

set point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20point

MLA

“set point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20point. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set point,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20point.

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