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Meaning of hit point | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhɪt ˌpɔɪnt

Definitions

  1. A unit of damage, used to specify the amount of damage a character or object can withstand before it is defeated or destroyed.
  2. In ray tracing, the point in a scene at which a ray strikes an object.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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