Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hit point

/ˈhɪt ˌpɔɪnt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.15 in modern English

Syllables: hit -point
IPA: /ˈhɪt ˌpɔɪnt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of damage, used to specify the amount of damage a character or object can withstand before it is defeated or destroyed.

noun

In ray tracing, the point in a scene at which a ray strikes an object.

Example Sentences

"You can bestow keys, gems, torches and powders, and restore gold, food and hit points. Hit points and experience points can be increased to a maximum of 9999, although you'd better be careful."
"All characters have "hit points" that increase as they traverse the dungeon performing their brave deeds (unless they're smitten by some monster)."
"Damage reduces the monster's hit points; if the monster's hit points drop to 0, it's defeated."
"The in/out status for the hit point is determined by examining the loop which has the subelement (edge or vertex) closest to the hit point."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɪt ˌpɔɪnt/

Inflected Forms

hit points (plural) hitpoint (alternative)

Synonyms

HP health point life point

Questions

How do you pronounce hit point?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪt ˌpɔɪnt/.
What does hit point mean?: A unit of damage, used to specify the amount of damage a character or object can withstand before it is defeated or destroyed.

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