A metric used in NBA basketball that is similar to Field Goal Percentage, but adds an additional parameter.
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics. a. the middle of a term of office, esp of a presidential term, when congressional and local elections are held. b. (as modifier): midterm elections.
Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  midterm(Noun) A midterm school exam. 2  midterm(Adjective) Halfway through a term, or roughly so. The administration is suffering from the usual midterm drop in approval ratings.