toter Punkt

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Noun

toter Punkt m (strong, definite nominative der tote Punkt, genitive (des) toten Punktes or (des) toten Punkts, plural tote Punkte, definite plural die toten Punkte)

  1. (engineering) dead center, dead point (position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod)
    Synonym: Totpunkt
  2. (figurative) standstill, deadlock
    den toten Punkt überschreiten(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 493:
      Ihm war, als könne „das alles“ kein gutes Ende nehmen, als werde eine Katastrophe das Ende sein, eine Empörung der geduldigen Natur, ein Donnerwetter und aufräumender Sturmwind, der den Bann der Welt brechen, das Leben über den „toten Punkt“ hinwegreißen und der „Sauregurkenzeit“ einen schrecklichen Jüngsten Tag bereiten werde.
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