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EXTREME POINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The point located farthest from the middle of something
Synonyms:
extreme; extreme point; extremum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("extreme point" is a kind of...):
extremity (the outermost or farthest region or point)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "extreme point"):
acme; apex; peak; vertex (the highest point (of something))