Definitions for "midterm"
marks the mid-point in the term; course withdrawals made by this date are without grade penalty (grade awarded as W); term also used for tests given by some instructors near midterm.
The approximate halfway point of a semester.
An examination given in each course at the mid-point of the semester in order to evaluate how a student is mastering the instruction being provided. Midterm grades will count toward the overall grade earned for the course.
the middle of the gestation period.
The middle of an academic term or a political term in office.
An examination given in the middle of an academic term; a midterm examination.
a formal event before which hundreds of people march off to the same destination in the dark