setpoint

or set point

[ set-point ]

/ ˈsɛtˌpɔɪnt /

noun

the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.

the point at which a thermostat has been set, as for optimum efficiency.

Physiology. an internal regulatory system for maintaining a relatively stable physiological condition in the face of changing external circumstances, as body temperature in a varying climate.Compare homeostasis.

a hypothetical regulator in the body that maintains a relatively stable body weight.

the weight range thus theoretically maintained.

Origin of setpoint

set + point

Words nearby setpoint

set one's teeth on edge, set on fire, setose, setout, set piece, setpoint, set right, set sail, setscrew, set shot, set square

Definition for setpoint (2 of 2)

set point

noun

Tennis. the point that if won would enable the scorer or his or her side to win the set.

setpoint.

Origin of set point

First recorded in 1925–30

British Dictionary definitions for setpoint

set point

noun

tennis squash badminton a point that would enable one side to win a set

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单词	setpoint
释义	setpoint or set point [ set-point ] / ˈsɛtˌpɔɪnt / noun the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure. the point at which a thermostat has been set, as for optimum efficiency. Physiology. an internal regulatory system for maintaining a relatively stable physiological condition in the face of changing external circumstances, as body temperature in a varying climate.Compare homeostasis. a hypothetical regulator in the body that maintains a relatively stable body weight. the weight range thus theoretically maintained. Origin of setpoint set + point Words nearby setpoint set one's teeth on edge, set on fire, setose, setout, set piece, setpoint, set right, set sail, setscrew, set shot, set square Definition for setpoint (2 of 2) set point noun Tennis. the point that if won would enable the scorer or his or her side to win the set. setpoint. Origin of set point First recorded in 1925–30 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for setpoint set point noun tennis squash badminton a point that would enable one side to win a set Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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