1. An examination administered in the middle of an academic term
   "The professor scheduled the midterm exam for next week";
   - midterm examination, midterm exam
    
2. Middle of an academic term or a political term in office
   "The senator faced a tough re-election campaign at the midterm"
    
3. The middle of the gestation period
   "The doctor scheduled an ultrasound for the midterm of her pregnancy"

Derived forms: midterms

Type of: exam, examination, point, point in time, test

Part of: gestation, gestation period, term

Encyclopedia: Midterm