Nekudah metah 'elyonah (נקודה מתה עליונה) means top dead center in Hebrew.
It can also mean top dead centre and TDC. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
top dead center, top dead centre, TDC
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nekudah metah 'elyonah.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הקצה העליון של מהלך בוכנה בצילינדר, שם היא נעצרת ומהירותה אפס.
The word Nekudah metah 'elyonah is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְקֻדָּה מֵתָה עֶלְיוֹנָה
- Written without vowel points
- נקודה מתה עליונה
- Said
- nekudah metah 'elyonah
- Plural
- נְקֻדּוֹת מֵתוֹת עֶלְיוֹנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' נְקֻדּוֹת מֵתוֹת עֶלְיוֹנוֹת
- Gematria
- 781
This is how Nekudah metah 'elyonah is said in other languages.
- English
- top dead center, top dead centre, TDC
- French
- haut point mort
- German
- oberer Totpunkt
These words mean nearly the same as Nekudah metah 'elyonah.
- נמ"ע
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These words come before and after Nekudah metah 'elyonah in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nekudah metah 'elyonah.
What does Nekudah metah 'elyonah (נקודה מתה עליונה) mean in Hebrew?
Nekudah metah 'elyonah (נקודה מתה עליונה) means top dead center, top dead centre, and TDC. It is said nekudah metah 'elyonah, with the stress on dah.
What is a synonym for Nekudah metah 'elyonah (נקודה מתה עליונה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nekudah metah 'elyonah (נקודה מתה עליונה) are נמ"ע.
Is Nekudah metah 'elyonah (נקודה מתה עליונה) masculine or feminine?
The word Nekudah metah 'elyonah (נקודה מתה עליונה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is נְקֻדּוֹת מֵתוֹת עֶלְיוֹנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נקדה מתה עליונה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.