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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
point
1. (Sometimes abbreviated "pt") The unit of
length for text characters. There are six slightly
different definitions: Truchet point, Didot point, ATA
point, TeX point, Postscript point, and IN point.
The most commonly used are ATA in the USA and Didot in Europe.
A twip is 1/20 of a PostScript[?] point.
Different point systems
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(2002-03-10)
2. To move a pointing device so that the
on-screen pointer is positioned over a certain object on the
screen such as a button in a graphical user interface. In
most window systems it is then necessary to click a
(physical) button on the pointing device to activate or select
the object. In some systems, just pointing to an object is
known as "mouse-over" event which may cause some help text
(called a "tool tip" in Windows) to be displayed.
(2001-05-21)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]
Point, TX (city, FIPS 58532)
Location: 32.93013 N, 95.87014 W
Population (1990): 645 (283 housing units)
Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75472
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Point \Point\ (point), v. t. & i.
To appoint. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.
punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See
Pungent, and cf. Puncto, Puncture.]
1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,
esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle
or a pin.
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2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle
used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;
also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;
-- called also pointer.
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3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined
termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a
tract of land extending into the water beyond the common
shore line.
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4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,
as a needle; a prick.
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5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or
supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither
parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has
neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes
conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of
which a line is conceived to be produced.
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6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;
hence, the verge.
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When time's first point begun
Made he all souls. --Sir J.
Davies.
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7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the
divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed
in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a
stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,
figuratively, an end, or conclusion.
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And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.
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Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.
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8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative
position, or to indicate a transition from one state or
position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position
or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of
depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by
tenpoints. ``A point of precedence.'' --Selden. ``Creeping
on from point to point.'' --Tennyson.
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A lord full fat and in good point. --Chaucer.
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9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or
character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a
peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,
the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,
etc.
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He told him, point for point, in short and plain.
--Chaucer.
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In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.
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Shalt thou dispute
With Him the points of liberty ? --Milton.
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10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an
argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,
the proposition to be established; as, the point of an
anecdote. ``Here lies the point.'' --Shak.
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They will hardly prove his point. --Arbuthnot.
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11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a
punctilio.
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This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.
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[He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.
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12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or
time; as:
(a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or
characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of
perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a
tune. ``Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a
flourish, but a point of war.'' --Sir W. Scott.
(b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,
to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,
as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a
half note equal to three quarter notes.
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13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or
zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the
intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,
and named specifically in each case according to the
position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the
solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,
etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.
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14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the
escutcheon. See Escutcheon.
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15. (Naut.)
(a) One of the points of the compass (see Points of the
compass, below); also, the difference between two
points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.
(b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See
Reef point, under Reef.
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16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together
certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.
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17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels
point. See Point lace, below.
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18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]
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19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
[Cant, U. S.]
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20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,
about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in
advance of, the batsman.
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21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;
as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
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22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of
type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica
type. See Point system of type, under Type.
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23. A tyne or snag of an antler.
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24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.
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25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,
tierce point.
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26. (Med.) A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one
end with vaccine matter; -- called also vaccine point.
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27. One of the raised dots used in certain systems of
printing and writing for the blind. The first practical
system was that devised by Louis Braille in 1829, and
still used in Europe (see Braille). Two modifications
of this are current in the United States:
New York point founded on three bases of equidistant points
arranged in two lines (viz., : :: :::), and a later
improvement,
American Braille, embodying the Braille base (:::) and the
New-York-point principle of using the characters of few
points for the commonest letters.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
28. In technical senses:
(a) In various games, a position of a certain player, or,
by extension, the player himself; as: (1) (Lacrosse &
Ice Hockey) The position of the player of each side
who stands a short distance in front of the goal
keeper; also, the player himself. (2) (Baseball)
(pl.) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
(b) (Hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made;
hence, a straight run from point to point; a
cross-country run. [Colloq. Oxf. E. D.]
(c) (Falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over
the place where its prey has gone into cover.
(d) Act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain
dance positions.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the
sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,
perspective, and physics, but generally either in the
geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition
of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or
qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the
specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon
point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,
vanishing point, etc.
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At all points, in every particular, completely; perfectly.
--Shak.
At point, In point, At the point, In the point, or
On the point, as near as can be; on the verge; about (see
About, prep., 6); as, at the point of death; he was on
the point of speaking. ``In point to fall down.''
--Chaucer. ``Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been
taken, recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on
his side.'' --Milton.
Dead point. (Mach.) Same as Dead center, under Dead.
Far point (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at
which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the
nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either
with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with
each eye separately (monocular near point).
Nine points of the law, all but the tenth point; the
greater weight of authority.
On the point. See At point, above.
Point lace, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished
from that made on the pillow.
Point net, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels
lace (Brussels ground).
Point of concurrence (Geom.), a point common to two lines,
but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for
instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.
Point of contrary flexure, a point at which a curve changes
its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and
concavity change sides.
Point of order, in parliamentary practice, a question of
order or propriety under the rules.
Point of sight (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the
point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the
spectator.
Point of view, the relative position from which anything is
seen or any subject is considered.
Points of the compass (Naut.), the thirty-two points of
division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the
corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is
supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the
directions of east, west, north, and south, are called
cardinal points, and the rest are named from their
respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,
N. E., etc. See Illust. under Compass.
Point paper, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil
for transferring a design.
Point system of type. See under Type.
Singular point (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses
some property not possessed by points in general on the
curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.
To carry one's point, to accomplish one's object, as in a
controversy.
To make a point of, to attach special importance to.
To make a point, or To gain a point, accomplish that
which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step,
grade, or position.
To mark a point, or To score a point, as in billiards,
cricket, etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit,
run, etc.
To strain a point, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;
to stretch one's authority or conscience.
Vowel point, in Arabic, Hebrew, and certain other Eastern
and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the
consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or
vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Point \Point\ (point), v. i.
1. To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the
purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention
to it; -- with at.
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Now must the world point at poor Katharine. --Shak.
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Point at the tattered coat and ragged shoe.
--Dryden.
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2. To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look,
as certain hunting dogs do.
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He treads with caution, and he points with fear.
--Gay.
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3. (Med.) To approximate to the surface; to head; -- said of
an abscess.
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To point at, to treat with scorn or contempt by pointing or
directing attention to.
To point well (Naut.), to sail close to the wind; -- said
of a vessel.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Point \Point\ (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pointed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Pointing.] [Cf. F. pointer. See Point, n.]
1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or
file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil.
Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
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2. To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at
a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
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3. Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.
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Whosoever should be guided through his battles by
Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them. --Pope.
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4. To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to
point a composition.
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5. To mark (a text, as in Arabic or Hebrew) with vowel
points; -- also called vocalize.
Syn: vocalize. [1913 Webster + RP]
6. To give particular prominence to; to designate in a
special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the
error was pointed out. --Pope.
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He points it, however, by no deviation from his
straightforward manner of speech. --Dickens.
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7. To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.
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8. (Masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by
introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it
to a smooth surface.
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9. (Stone Cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
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To point a rope (Naut.), to taper and neatly finish off the
end by interweaving the nettles.
To point a sail (Naut.), to affix points through the eyelet
holes of the reefs.
To point off, to divide into periods or groups, or to
separate, by pointing, as figures.
To point the yards (of a vessel) (Naut.), to brace them so
that the wind shall strike the sails obliquely. --Totten.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Lubber \Lub"ber\, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See Looby, Lob.]
A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown.
Lingering lubbers lose many a penny. --Tusser.
Land lubber, a name given in contempt by sailors to a
person who lives on land.
Lubber grasshopper (Zo["o]l.), a large, stout, clumsy
grasshopper; esp., Brachystola magna, from the Rocky
Mountain plains, and Romalea microptera, which is
injurious to orange trees in Florida.
Lubber's hole (Naut.), a hole in the floor of the ``top,''
next the mast, through which sailors may go aloft without
going over the rim by the futtock shrouds. It is
considered by seamen as only fit to be used by lubbers.
--Totten.
Lubber's line, point, or mark, a line or point in the
compass case indicating the head of the ship, and
consequently the course which the ship is steering.
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Point \Point\, n.
1. (Med.) A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one end
with vaccine matter; -- called also vaccine point.
2. One of the raised dots used in certain systems of printing
and writing for the blind. The first practical system was
that devised by Louis Braille in 1829, and still used in
Europe (see Braille). Two modifications of this are
current in the United States:
New York point founded on three bases of equidistant points
arranged in two lines (viz., : :: :::), and a later
improvement,
American Braille, embodying the Braille base (:::) and the
New-York-point principle of using the characters of few
points for the commonest letters.
3. In technical senses:
(a) In various games, a position of a certain player, or,
by extension, the player himself; as: (1) (Lacrosse &
Ice Hockey) The position of the player of each side
who stands a short distance in front of the goal
keeper; also, the player himself. (2) (Baseball) (pl.)
The position of the pitcher and catcher.
(b) (Hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made;
hence, a straight run from point to point; a
cross-country run. [Colloq. Oxf. E. D.]
(c) (Falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the
place where its prey has gone into cover.
(d) Act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain
dance positions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Point \Point\ (point), v. t. & i.
To appoint. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.
punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See
Pungent, and cf. Puncto, Puncture.]
1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,
esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle
or a pin.
2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle
used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;
also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;
-- called also pointer.
3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined
termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a
tract of land extending into the water beyond the common
shore line.
4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,
as a needle; a prick.
5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or
supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither
parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has
neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes
conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of
which a line is conceived to be produced.
6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;
hence, the verge.
When time's first point begun Made he all souls.
--Sir J.
Davies.
7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the
divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed
in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a
stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,
figuratively, an end, or conclusion.
And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.
Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.
8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative
position, or to indicate a transition from one state or
position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position
or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of
depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by
tenpoints. ``A point of precedence.'' --Selden. ``Creeping
on from point to point.'' --Tennyson.
A lord full fat and in good point. --Chaucer.
9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or
character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a
peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,
the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,
etc.
He told him, point for point, in short and plain.
--Chaucer.
In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.
Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ?
--Milton.
10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an
argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,
the proposition to be established; as, the point of an
anecdote. ``Here lies the point.'' --Shak.
They will hardly prove his point. --Arbuthnot.
11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a
punctilio.
This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.
[He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.
12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or
time; as:
(a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or
characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of
perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a
tune. ``Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a
flourish, but a point of war.'' --Sir W. Scott.
(b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,
to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,
as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a
half note equal to three quarter notes.
13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or
zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the
intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,
and named specifically in each case according to the
position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the
solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,
etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.
14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the
escutcheon. See Escutcheon.
15. (Naut.)
(a) One of the points of the compass (see Points of the
compass, below); also, the difference between two
points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.
(b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See
Reef point, under Reef.
16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together
certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.
17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels
point. See Point lace, below.
18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]
19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
[Cant, U. S.]
20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,
about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in
advance of, the batsman.
21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;
as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of
type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica
type. See Point system of type, under Type.
23. A tyne or snag of an antler.
24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.
25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,
tierce point.
Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the
sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,
perspective, and physics, but generally either in the
geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition
of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or
qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the
specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon
point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,
vanishing point, etc.
At all points, in every particular, completely; perfectly.
--Shak.
At point, In point, At, In, or On, the point, as
near as can be; on the verge; about (see About, prep.,
6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of
speaking. ``In point to fall down.'' --Chaucer. ``Caius
Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken, recovered
himself so valiantly as brought day on his side.''
--Milton.
Dead point. (Mach.) Same as Dead center, under Dead.
Far point (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at
which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the
nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either
with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with
each eye separately (monocular near point).
Nine points of the law, all but the tenth point; the
greater weight of authority.
On the point. See At point, above.
Point lace, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished
from that made on the pillow.
Point net, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels
lace (Brussels ground).
Point of concurrence (Geom.), a point common to two lines,
but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for
instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.
Point of contrary flexure, a point at which a curve changes
its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and
concavity change sides.
Point of order, in parliamentary practice, a question of
order or propriety under the rules.
Point of sight (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the
point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the
spectator.
Point of view, the relative position from which anything is
seen or any subject is considered.
Points of the compass (Naut.), the thirty-two points of
division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the
corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is
supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the
directions of east, west, north, and south, are called
cardinal points, and the rest are named from their
respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,
N. E., etc. See Illust. under Compass.
Point paper, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil
for transferring a design.
Point system of type. See under Type.
Singular point (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses
some property not possessed by points in general on the
curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.
To carry one's point, to accomplish one's object, as in a
controversy.
To make a point of, to attach special importance to.
To make, or gain, a point, accomplish that which was
proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or
position.
To mark, or score, a point, as in billiards, cricket,
etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run,
etc.
To strain a point, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;
to stretch one's authority or conscience.
Vowel point, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and
ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the
consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or
vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Point \Point\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pointed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pointing.] [Cf. F. pointer. See Point, n.]
1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or
file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil.
Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
2. To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at
a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
3. Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.
Whosoever should be guided through his battles by
Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them. --Pope.
4. To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to
point a composition.
5. To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.
6. To give particular prominence to; to designate in a
special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the
error was pointed out. --Pope.
He points it, however, by no deviation from his
straightforward manner of speech. --Dickens.
7. To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.
8. (Masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by
introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it
to a smooth surface.
9. (Stone Cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
To point a rope (Naut.), to taper and neatly finish off the
end by interweaving the nettles.
To point a sail (Naut.), to affix points through the eyelet
holes of the reefs.
To point off, to divide into periods or groups, or to
separate, by pointing, as figures.
To point the yards (of a vessel) (Naut.), to brace them so
that the wind shall strike the sails obliquely. --Totten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Point \Point\ (point), v. i.
1. To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the
purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention
to it; -- with at.
Now must the world point at poor Katharine. --Shak.
Point at the tattered coat and ragged shoe.
--Dryden.
2. To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look,
as certain hunting dogs do.
He treads with caution, and he points with fear.
--Gay.
3. (Med.) To approximate to the surface; to head; -- said of
an abscess.
To point at, to treat with scorn or contempt by pointing or
directing attention to.
To point well (Naut.), to sail close to the wind; -- said
of a vessel.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
point
n 1: a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a
point is defined by its coordinates"
2: the precise location of something; a spatially limited
location; "she walked to a point where she could survey
the whole street"
3: a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get
to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life
has lost its point"
4: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or
especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of
frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn:
degree, level, stage]
5: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the
whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of
information" [syn: detail, item]
6: an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" [syn: point
in time]
7: the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing
it?"
8: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
[syn: tip, peak]
9: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines
between the dots" [syn: dot]
10: the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he
scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts
6 points"
11: a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they
sailed south around the point"
12: a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed
an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on
her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was
taken up first" [syn: item]
13: a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has
a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
14: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the
high points of the movie" [syn: spot]
15: sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree";
"he broke the point of his pencil"
16: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a
compass; "he checked the point on his compass" [syn: compass
point]
17: a linear unit used to measure the size of type;
approximately 1/72 inch
18: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative
sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
"in England they call a period a stop" [syn: period, full
stop, stop, full point]
19: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point
of the arrow was due north" [syn: head]
20: the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point [syn: pointedness]
[ant: unpointedness]
21: a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows
my bad points as well as my good points"
22: the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a
gun" [syn: gunpoint]
23: a wall socket [syn: power point]
24: a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its
projecting arm contacts distributor points and current
flows to the spark plugs [syn: distributor point, breaker
point]
v 1: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either
spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the
glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space";
"he indicated his opponents" [syn: indicate, show]
2: be oriented; "The weather vane points North" [syn: orient]
3: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged
his weapon at me" [syn: charge, level]
4: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
[syn: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct,
head, guide, channelize, channelise]
5: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a
serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe
neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro
is undervalued" [syn: bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal]
6: sail close to the wind [syn: luff]
7: mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
8: mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
9: mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the
music changes
10: be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with
ease"
11: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed
his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism
directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards
others, not towards yourself" [syn: target, aim, place,
direct]
12: give a point to; "The candles are tapered" [syn: sharpen,
taper]
13: repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" [syn: repoint]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
point
Γαλλικά n.
1 (ετ μαθ fr) το σημείο
2 (ετ σημείο στίξης fr) η τελεία
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
point
French adv.
(lb fr literary dialectal usually with "ne") not
French n.
1 (l en point) (small mark)
2 (lb fr sports games) (l en point)
3 full stop, period (gloss: punctuation mark)
4 (lb fr knitting) stitch pattern
5 dot (gloss: Morse code symbol)
French part.p.
(past participle of fr poindre)
French vb.
(inflection of fr poindre 3 s pres indc)
Manx vb.
appoint
Norman n.
(lb nrf Jersey) full stop, period (qualifier: punctuation mark)
Polish n.
(inflection of pl pointa gen p)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Point
n.
(lb en informal military) USMA (United States Military Academy) in
West Point, New York.
n.
1 (place en twp co/Posey County s/Indiana c/USA), so-named for being
the southernmost and westernmost point in the state.
2 (place en twp co/Northumberland County s/Pennsylvania c/USA).
n.
(surname en from=French).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
point
n.
1 A discrete division of something.
2 # An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail,
thought, or quality. (from 13th c.)
3 # A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. (from
13th c.)
4 # (lb en archaic) condition, state. (from 13th c.)
5 # A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition. (from 14th c.)
6 # A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
7 # A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. (from
14th c.)
8 # (lb en obsolete) The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a
whit. 14th 17th c.)
9 # (lb en obsolete) A tiny amount of time; a moment. 14th 17th c.)
10 # A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. (from
14th c.)
11 # (lb en mathematics science) A zero-dimensional mathematical
object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something
considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. (from 14th
c.) Category:en:Shapes
12 # A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. (from 14th c.)
13 # (lb en music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or
time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones
or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern
music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or
prolong its time, by one half.
14 # (lb en by extension) A note; a tune.
15 # A distinguishing quality or characteristic. (from 15th c.)
16 # (lb en in the plural dated) The chief or excellent features.
vb.
(lb en intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of
something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
vb.
(lb en obsolete) To appoint.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Point
n.
(lb en informal military) USMA (United States Military Academy) in
West Point, New York.
n.
1 (place en twp co/Posey County s/Indiana c/USA), so-named for being
the southernmost and westernmost point in the state.
2 (place en twp co/Northumberland County s/Pennsylvania c/USA).
n.
(surname en from=French).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
point
French adv.
(lb fr literary dialectal usually with "ne") not
French n.
1 (l en point) (small mark)
2 (lb fr sports games) (l en point)
3 full stop, period (gloss: punctuation mark)
4 (lb fr knitting) stitch pattern
5 dot (gloss: Morse code symbol)
French part.p.
(past participle of fr poindre)
French vb.
(inflection of fr poindre 3 s pres indc)
n.
1 A discrete division of something.
2 # An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail,
thought, or quality. (from 13th c.)
3 # A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. (from
13th c.)
4 # (lb en archaic) condition, state. (from 13th c.)
5 # A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition. (from 14th c.)
6 # A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
7 # A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. (from
14th c.)
8 # (lb en obsolete) The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a
whit. 14th 17th c.)
9 # (lb en obsolete) A tiny amount of time; a moment. 14th 17th c.)
10 # A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. (from
14th c.)
11 # (lb en mathematics science) A zero-dimensional mathematical
object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something
considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. (from 14th
c.) Category:en:Shapes
12 # A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. (from 14th c.)
13 # (lb en music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or
time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones
or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern
music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or
prolong its time, by one half.
14 # (lb en by extension) A note; a tune.
15 # A distinguishing quality or characteristic. (from 15th c.)
16 # (lb en in the plural dated) The chief or excellent features.
vb.
(lb en intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of
something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
vb.
(lb en obsolete) To appoint.
Polish n.
(inflection of pl pointa gen p)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Point
n.
(lb en informal military) USMA (United States Military Academy) in
West Point, New York.
n.
1 (place en twp co/Posey County s/Indiana c/USA), so-named for being
the southernmost and westernmost point in the state.
2 (place en twp co/Northumberland County s/Pennsylvania c/USA).
n.
(surname en from=French).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
point
French adv.
(lb fr literary dialectal usually with "ne") not
French n.
1 (l en point) (small mark)
2 (lb fr sports games) (l en point)
3 full stop, period (gloss: punctuation mark)
4 (lb fr knitting) stitch pattern
5 dot (gloss: Morse code symbol)
French part.p.
(past participle of fr poindre)
French vb.
(inflection of fr poindre 3 s pres indc)
n.
1 A discrete division of something.
2 # An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail,
thought, or quality. (from 13th c.)
3 # A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. (from
13th c.)
4 # (lb en archaic) condition, state. (from 13th c.)
5 # A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition. (from 14th c.)
6 # A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
7 # A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. (from
14th c.)
8 # (lb en obsolete) The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a
whit. 14th 17th c.)
9 # (lb en obsolete) A tiny amount of time; a moment. 14th 17th c.)
10 # A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. (from
14th c.)
11 # (lb en mathematics science) A zero-dimensional mathematical
object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something
considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. (from 14th
c.) Category:en:Shapes
12 # A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. (from 14th c.)
13 # (lb en music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or
time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones
or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern
music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or
prolong its time, by one half.
14 # (lb en by extension) A note; a tune.
15 # A distinguishing quality or characteristic. (from 15th c.)
16 # (lb en in the plural dated) The chief or excellent features.
vb.
(lb en intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of
something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
vb.
(lb en obsolete) To appoint.
Polish n.
(inflection of pl pointa gen p)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Point
n.
(lb en informal military) USMA (United States Military Academy) in
West Point, New York.
n.
1 (place en twp co/Posey County s/Indiana c/USA), so-named for being
the southernmost and westernmost point in the state.
2 (place en twp co/Northumberland County s/Pennsylvania c/USA).
n.
(surname en from=French).
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
point
Ranska n.
1 (yhteys kielitiede k=fr) piste, .-merkki
2 piste (''kilpailussa'')
3 kohta, paikka
4 seikka
5 prosenttiyksikkö
Ranska vb.
(fr-v-taivm 3 p oint poind)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
point
Franska a.
''perfektparticip av ''poindre; som grytt
Franska adv.
(tagg ålderdomligt språk=fr) inte
Franska n.
1 (tagg typografi språk=fr) tecknet punkt
2 (tagg: text=typografi) punkt; storlek på bokstäver
3 (tagg matematik språk=fr) punkt
4 (tagg: text=matematik) multiplikationstecken
5 poäng
Franska vb.
(böjning fr verb poindre)
n.
(tagg: text=numera föga brukligt) punkt, poäng
From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]
point
n.
(tagg: text=numera föga brukligt) punkt, poäng
From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 : [ freedict:deu-nld ]
Point /pˈoːɪnt/
punt
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
punt
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
1. aandui, toon, vertoon, wys
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
bleik
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Point /pˈɔɪnt/
النقطة
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
point //pɔɪnt//
1. смисъл, същност
a focus of conversation or consideration
2. връх
any projecting extremity
3. запетая
arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.)
4. румб
compass point
5. то́чка, точка
geometry: zero-dimensional object
6. въ́зглед, мне́ние
opinion which adds to the discussion
7. момент 2.
particular moment in an event or occurrence
3.
tiny amount of time
8. нос
peninsula
9. острие
sharp tip
10. пункт
typography: unit of size
11. точка 2.
unit of scoring in a game or competition
3.
element in larger whole
4.
full stop
5.
location or place
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
point //pɔɪnt//
1. насочвам
direct
2. посо́ча, посо́чвам, ука́жа, ука́звам
to extend finger
3. соча
to face in a particular direction or some object
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
[mat] bod
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
ukázat
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
ukazovat
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
poukazovat
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
namířit
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
detail
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
okamžik
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
označit
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
směřovat
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
tečka
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
zamířit
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
špička
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
výhybka
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
smysl
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
hrot
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
pointa
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
moment
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
pwynt
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
pwyntio
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
Gedanke [geäußerter] , Aspekt , Argument , persönliche Sicht
"make a point" - einen Gedanken äußern, einen Aspekt ansprechen, ein Argument bringen
"make the point that …" - argumentieren, dass … / ins Treffen führen, dass …
"get your point across" - seinen Standpunkt vermitteln
"miss the point" - nicht verstehen, worum es geht, am Kern der Sache vorbeigehen
"That's an interesting point." - Das ist ein interessanter Gedanke.
"This brings me to my next point." - Damit komme ich zum nächsten Aspekt.
"That's a good point." - Das ist ein gutes Argument.
"I yield the point to you." - Da gebe ich dir recht., Da muss ich Ihnen recht geben.
"That's my point exactly." - Genau darum geht's mir.
"I (can) see your point." - Ich verstehe, was du sagen willst.
"I don't see your point." - Ich weiß nicht, worauf Sie hinauswollen.
"And your point is?" - Was willst du damit sagen?, Worauf willst du hinaus?
"You have a point there." - Da hast du Recht., Wo du Recht hast, hast du Recht.
"I take your point (about the different requirements)." - Das (mit den unterschiedlichen Anforderungen) ist ein Argument.
"Let me make one final point (before I stop)." - Lassen Sie mich noch einen letzten Gedanken hinzufügen (und dann höre ich schon auf).
"That's the point I've been trying to make." - Darauf will ich die ganze Zeit hinaus.
"The point I'm trying to make is that of safety." - Mir geht es hier um die Sicherheitsfrage.
"The point I'm trying to make/My point is that education should not be a competition." - Was ich damit sagen will, ist, dass Bildung kein Wettkampf sein sollte.
"He made a very good point about the need for change." - Er hat ganz richtig darauf hingewiesen, dass Änderungsbedarf besteht.
"A reader's comment made a point that I've seen made several times before. And it's this:" - In einem Leserkommentar wurde ein Argument gebracht, das ich schon öfter gehört habe. Es lautet folgendermaßen:
"He sat back, satisfied he had made his point." - Er lehnte sich zurück, zufrieden, dass er seinen Standpunkt darlegen konnte.
"He does it just to prove his point." - Er macht das nur, um zu zeigen, dass er Recht hat.
"I don't want to labour/belabour the point." - Ich will das jetzt nicht wiederkäuen.
see: Point taken.
Note: idea, argument
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
Höhe schinden [naut.]
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
[main] Pointe
Note: einer Geschichte
"So what was the point (of the story)?" - Wo bleibt die Pointe?
see: points
Note: of a story
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/ (pt /pˌiːtˈiː/)
Punkt Pkt., /pˌiːkˌeɪtˈiː/ , Stelle , Platz , Moment
"at this point" - an dieser Stelle
"up to a certain point" - bis zu einem gewissen Punkt, bis zu einem gewissen Grade
"point by point" - Punkt für Punkt
"We all experience anxiety at one point or another." - Wir alle erleben irgendwann einmal Angst.
"Every woman will get cellulite at one point or another." - Jede Frau bekommt früher oder später Zellulitis.
see: points, the point, key point, sore point, sticking point
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
Punkt [math.]
"points in the system of coordinates" - Punkte im Koordinatensystem
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
eine Schusswaffe auf jdn. richten
"He was pointing / aiming a gun at the door." - Er zielte mit einer Schusswaffe auf die Tür.
"His gun continued to be pointed/levelled at me." - Seine Schusswaffe war weiterhin auf mich gerichtet.
Synonym: level a firearm at sb.
see: gun, guns, at gunpoint
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
Sinn , Zweck
"The whole point of this is …" - Sinn und Zweck des Ganzen ist …
"What is the point of it all?" - Wozu das Ganze?
"What's the point anyway?" - Was soll das Ganze überhaupt?
"There is no sense/point in getting upset about it." - Es hat keinen Sinn, sich darüber aufzuregen., Es ist sinnlos/zwecklos, sich darüber aufzuregen.
"But that's the whole point of doing it!" - Aber deswegen machen wir es ja gerade!
"That's the whole point of the exercise." - Das ist ja der Zweck der Übung.
"There's no point in talking about it any further." - Es hat keinen Zweck, sich noch länger darüber zu unterhalten.
Synonym: sense
see: make sense
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
Spitze
Note: Kinn-; Messer-
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
[Br.] Wandsteckdose , Steckdose , Dose [ugs.] [electr.]
Synonyms: wall socket, power point, wall outlet, power outlet, electrical outlet, outlet
see: wall sockets, power points, points, wall outlets, power outlets, electrical outlets, outlets
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
Zacke , Zacken
Synonyms: tooth, serration
see: points, tooths, serrations
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
[Br.] Zungenschiene , Weichenzunge , Zunge
Note: einer Weichenanlage
Note: Bahn
"half-open points" - nicht anliegende Weichenzunge, klaffende Weichenzunge
"half-closed points" - nicht anliegende Weichenzunge, klaffende Weichenzunge
Synonyms: tongue rail, point rail, point blade, point tongue, switch rail, switch blade, switch tongue
see: tongue rails, point rails, point blades, point tongues, points, switch rails, switch blades, switch tongues, standard points, special points
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
richten
Note: auf
see: pointing, pointed, points, pointed
Note: at
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
weisen
"he/she/it points" - er/sie/es weist
"I/he/she/it pointed" - ich/er/sie/es wies
"he/she/it has/had pointed" - er/sie/es hat/hatte gewiesen
"point the way" - den Weg weisen
see: pointing, pointed, point East
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
Randzahl , Randziffer
see: points
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
στίγμα, δείχνω, επισημαίνω, αιχμή, σημείο
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
point //pɔɪnt//
1. ajatus, pointti
a focus of conversation or consideration
2. kunto
archaic: condition, state
3. pilkku, täplä
area of contrasting color
4. pilkku, desimaalipilkku, piste
arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.)
5. kiila
backgammon: one of the twelve triangular positions
6. ilmansuunta
compass point
7. puoli
distinguishing quality
8. yksityiskohta
element in larger whole
9. piste 2.
geometry: zero-dimensional object
3.
unit of scoring in a game or competition
4.
typography: unit of size
5.
full stop
6.
economics: unit of change
7.
mark or stroke above letter
8.
something tiny
10. piste, paikka
location or place
11. piikki
object with sharp tip
12. näkökohta, pointti
opinion which adds to the discussion
13. piste, hetki, vaihe
particular moment in an event or occurrence
14. niemenkärki, niemi, niemimaa, nokka
peninsula
15. järki, mieli
purpose or objective
16. vaihde
railroad switch
17. kärki 2.
sharp tip
3.
any projecting extremity
4.
position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force
18. hitunen, rahtu
smallest quantity of something
19. kymmenys
tenth part
20. hetki
tiny amount of time
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
point //pɔɪnt//
1. näyttää, osoittaa
direct
2. osoittaa, osoitella
to extend finger
From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]
point /pɔint/
1. bout, cime, pointe, sommet
2. point, score
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
1. नोक, अनी
"The pencil has been sharpened to a vicious looking point."
2. बिन्दु
"Put a point after completing the sentence."
3. द्विग्बिंदु
"People came from all points of the compass."
4. स्थल
"Sensitive points were summoned by the police during the procession."
5. अंस
"I prepared the important points for the exam."
6. सारांश
"The student did't caught the point of the teacher."
7. विशेषता
"Sincerity is his main point."
8. विद्युत् साँकेट
"Insert this plug into that point."
9. पटरियाँ
"The two trains collided at the points."
"--"10.काँटा""
"The workman pushed the point to put the train on the other track"
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
1. इशारा करना
"He pointed towards the broken window"
2. निशाना बाँधना, लक्ष्य करना
"He pointed the gun at the lion"
3. की ओर होना
"A rose plant's spines point upward"
4. महत्त्व देना
"This story points the duties and rights of the person"
5. टीप करना
"He points the broken wall"
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
bod, glavna stvar, mjesto, naznačiti, okrenuti jedrenjak više prema vjetru, pitanje, poen, pojedinost, pokazati, položaj, svrha, točaka, točka, točke, točki, točku, ukazati, vrh, zašiljiti
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
1. kürtjel
2. vonás
3. tizedespont
4. csattanó
5. kérdés
6. pontérték
7. él
8. kard
9. jellemvonás
10. ék
11. pont
12. csúcs
13. érintkezôcsúcs
14. hegy
15. tollhegy
16. varrott csipke
17. rámutatás
18. egység
19. nyert labda
20. oldal
21. váltócsúcs
22. hegyfok
23. tû
24. poén
25. hely
26. diakritikus jel
27. lényeg
28. részlet
29. pontérintkezô
30. háromszög (puufjátékban)
31. tollszem
32. diakritikus pont
33. mezô
34. fémvégû fûzô
35. földnyelv
36. fali csatlakozó
37. ponteredmény
38. mutatás
39. földfok
40. ág
41. ceruzahegy
42. konnektor
43. pontszám
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
point //pɔɪnt//
ujung 2.
any projecting extremity
3.
peninsula
4.
sharp tip
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
point //pɔɪnt//
menunjuk
to extend finger
From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
1. punta
2. punto
From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
mostrare
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
point //pɔɪnt//
1. 点, コンマ
arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.)
2. ポイント, 点
distinguishing quality
3. 点 2.
geometry: zero-dimensional object
3.
location or place
4.
full stop
4. 分岐器
railroad switch
5. 尖端
sharp tip
6. 分
tenth part
7. ポイント
typography: unit of size
8. 点, 得点, ポイント
unit of scoring in a game or competition
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
point //pɔɪnt//
指す, 指し示す
to extend finger
From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
point /pɔint/
1. taškas, punktas
See also: dot
2. smailuma, smaigalys, riba (perk.)
3. (perk.) reikalas, esmė, prasmė
4. (nu)rodyti
5. (nu)taikyti
From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
point /pɔint/
1. neus, piek, punt, spits, tip, top, topje
2. oog, spikkel, stip
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
point //pɔɪnt//
1. komma
arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.)
2. punkt 2.
location or place
3.
geometry: zero-dimensional object
4.
typography: unit of size
5.
unit of scoring in a game or competition
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
point /pɔint/
1. ápice, extremidade, pico, ponta
2. ponto
From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-rom ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
1. a indica
2. indicator (UI)
3. punct
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
point /pɔint/
1. punta
2. punto
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
point /pɔintaut/
designar, enseñar, indicar, mostrar
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
point /pɔintauttoub/
resultar
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
point //pɔɪnt//
1. komma
arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.)
2. spets, tunga
backgammon: one of the twelve triangular positions
3. streck
compass point
4. sida, poäng
distinguishing quality
5. punkt 2.
full stop
3.
economics: unit of change
4.
mark or stroke above letter
6. punkt, poäng 2.
geometry: zero-dimensional object
3.
typography: unit of size
7. punkt, plats
location or place
8. poäng
opinion which adds to the discussion
9. udde, landtunga
peninsula
10. mening
purpose or objective
11. växel
railroad switch
12. spets, udd
sharp tip
13. prick, punkt
something tiny
14. poäng, punkt
unit of scoring in a game or competition
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
point //pɔɪnt//
1. rikta
direct
2. peka
to extend finger
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
1. işaret etmek, göstermek
2. yöneltmek
3. hedefe nişan almak
4. duvar taşları arasını çimento ve harç ile doldurmak
5. ucunu sivriltmek
6. hareketsiz durup avın yerini göstermek(av köpeği), ferma etmek.point at parmakla işaret etmek
7. tüfeğin namlusunu hedefe çevirmek.point a gun tüfekle nişan almak. point a moral ahlak dersi çıkarmak. point off büyük rakamları virgülle hanelere ayırmak. point out belirtmek. point to yönelmek.point up (A.B.D.) etkisini artırmak. point system (matb.) punto sistemi
8. körler için çıkıntılı noktaları olan alfabe sistemi
9. okullarda kredi sistemi.
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
point /pˈɔɪnt/
1. sivri uç, burun denize uzanan burun
2. nokta
3. sivri uçlu şey
4. noktalama işareti
5. fonetik alfabediki işaret
6. gaye, maksat, hedef, bir sözün altında yatan maksat
7. belirli yer özel bir durum
8. buhranlı an
9. birşeyin tam zamanı
10. kaneviçe
11. derece (ısı)
12. bazı oyunlarda sayı, puvan
13. (den.) pusula taksimatından biri, kerte
14. (mat.)tam sayı ile kesri ayırmak için aralarınakonan nokta
15. (matb.) punto
16. borsalarda esas tutulan birim
17. ferma (köpek)point of honor şeref meselisi. point of intersection (geom.)kesişme noktası.point of no return dönüşü olmayan nokta.point of order içtüzüğe uygunluk konusu.point of wiev görüş noktası.at the point tam o zaman.at the point of death ölüm halinde.beside point konu dışında.boiling point katnama noktası.carry one' point gayesine ulaşmak, istediğimi elde etmek.come to the point saadede gelmek.critical point nazik nokta, buhranlı nokta, tehlikeli hal veya devre.freezing point donma derecesi, donma noktası. his strong point onun kuvvetli tarafı. in point isabetli, yerinde. in point of bakımından. in point of fact hakikaten. make a point of bilhassa itina etmek, özenmek. melting point erime noktası.on the point of going gitmek üzere. Possession is nine points of the law. (huk.)Zilyetlik mülkiyet hakkının en büyük delilidir. stretch a point müsamaha etmek, göz yummak. to the point yerinde, isabetli.
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(s) point /pwˈɛ̃/
pik (pikoù /pikˈu/)
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
point /pwˈɛ̃/
poent (poentoù /poɑ̃tˈu/), pik (pikoù /pikˈu/)
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(à p. nommé) point /pwˈɛ̃/
koulz (e k. hag e kentel)
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(à p.) point /pwˈɛ̃/
darev, kentel (e k.), poent (e p.)
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(aux dés) point /pwˈɛ̃/
bid (bidoù /bidˈu/)
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(de discussion) point /pwˈɛ̃/
kraf (krefen)
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(de couture) point /pwˈɛ̃/
kraf (krefen)
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(être sur le p. de) point /pwˈɛ̃/
kinnig (+ inf.), nes (bezañ war-n.)
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(moment) point /pwˈɛ̃/
par
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(négation) point /pwˈɛ̃/
ket
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(sur le p. de) point /pwˈɛ̃/
sin ( war s.), nes (war-n.), tal (e-t.)
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(sur le p. de) point /pwˈɛ̃/
darev (da), darbet, tailh (e-t. da)
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(un p. c'est tout) point /pwˈɛ̃/
mat (ha m. pell zo)
From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-bul ]
point /pwɛ̃/
точка 2.
(Finance) (Jeux) Unité arbitraire définie selon les règles de chaque domaine
3.
(Géométrie) La plus petite portion d’étendue qu’il soit possible
4.
(Musique) Signe que l’on met après une note
5.
(Typographie) Mesure qui vaut environ quatre dixièmes de millimètre
6.
Endroit fixe et déterminé
7.
Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture
8.
Signe de ponctuation indiquant la fin d’une phrase
9.
Signe diacritique placé au dessus de certaines lettres
10.
(Couture) Action de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée
11.
Degré, période
From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-deu ]
point /pwɛ̃/
1. Stich, Punkt
(Couture) Action de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée
2. Punkt 2.
(Finance) (Jeux) Unité arbitraire définie selon les règles de chaque domaine
3.
Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture
4.
(Géométrie) La plus petite portion d’étendue qu’il soit possible
5.
(Musique) Signe que l’on met après une note
6.
(Typographie) Mesure qui vaut environ quatre dixièmes de millimètre
7.
Endroit fixe et déterminé
8.
Signe diacritique placé au dessus de certaines lettres
9.
Degré, période
3. Punkt, Schlusspunkt
Signe de ponctuation indiquant la fin d’une phrase
4. Spitze
Sorte de dentelle
From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-ell ]
point /pwɛ̃/
1. σημείο 2.
(Finance) (Jeux) Unité arbitraire définie selon les règles de chaque domaine
3.
(Géométrie) La plus petite portion d’étendue qu’il soit possible
4.
(Typographie) Mesure qui vaut environ quatre dixièmes de millimètre
5.
Endroit fixe et déterminé
6.
(Couture) Action de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée
7.
(Musique) Signe que l’on met après une note
8.
Signe diacritique placé au dessus de certaines lettres
2. σημείο, τελεία 2.
Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture
3.
Signe de ponctuation indiquant la fin d’une phrase
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 : [ freedict:fra-eng ]
point /pwɛ̃/
1. point
2. dot, period, spot
From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-fin ]
point /pwɛ̃/
1. piste 2.
(Finance) (Jeux) Unité arbitraire définie selon les règles de chaque domaine
3.
(Géométrie) La plus petite portion d’étendue qu’il soit possible
4.
(Typographie) Mesure qui vaut environ quatre dixièmes de millimètre
5.
Endroit fixe et déterminé
6.
(Couture) Action de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée
2. piste, pilkku 2.
(Musique) Signe que l’on met après une note
3.
Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture
4.
Signe de ponctuation indiquant la fin d’une phrase
5.
Signe diacritique placé au dessus de certaines lettres
From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-ita ]
point /pwɛ̃/
1. punto 2.
(Finance) (Jeux) Unité arbitraire définie selon les règles de chaque domaine
3.
(Géométrie) La plus petite portion d’étendue qu’il soit possible
4.
(Musique) Signe que l’on met après une note
5.
(Typographie) Mesure qui vaut environ quatre dixièmes de millimètre
6.
Endroit fixe et déterminé
7.
Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture
8.
Signe de ponctuation indiquant la fin d’une phrase
9.
Signe diacritique placé au dessus de certaines lettres
10.
(Couture) Action de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée
2. pizzo
Sorte de dentelle
From français-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-jpn ]
point /pwɛ̃/
1. 点, ポイント
(Finance) (Jeux) Unité arbitraire définie selon les règles de chaque domaine
2. 点, 得点 2.
(Géométrie) La plus petite portion d’étendue qu’il soit possible
3.
Endroit fixe et déterminé
3. スコア, 点, 点数
(Jeux) Nombre qu’on attribue à chaque joueur, et qui varie selon les jeux et leurs règles ; score
4. ポイント, 得点
(Typographie) Mesure qui vaut environ quatre dixièmes de millimètre
5. 点, ピリオド
Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture
From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:fra-lat ]
point /pwɛ̃/
punctum 2.
(Finance) (Jeux) Unité arbitraire définie selon les règles de chaque domaine
3.
(Géométrie) La plus petite portion d’étendue qu’il soit possible
4.
(Musique) Signe que l’on met après une note
5.
(Typographie) Mesure qui vaut environ quatre dixièmes de millimètre
6.
Degré, période
7.
Endroit fixe et déterminé
8.
Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture
9.
Signe de ponctuation indiquant la fin d’une phrase
10.
Signe diacritique placé au dessus de certaines lettres
From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-lit ]
point /pwɛ̃/
taškas 2.
(Finance) (Jeux) Unité arbitraire définie selon les règles de chaque domaine
3.
(Géométrie) La plus petite portion d’étendue qu’il soit possible
4.
(Musique) Signe que l’on met après une note
5.
(Typographie) Mesure qui vaut environ quatre dixièmes de millimètre
6.
Endroit fixe et déterminé
7.
Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture
8.
Signe de ponctuation indiquant la fin d’une phrase
9.
Signe diacritique placé au dessus de certaines lettres
10.
(Couture) Action de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée
From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:fra-nld ]
point /pwɛ̃/
1. punt
2. oog, spikkel, stip
From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-pol ]
point /pwɛ̃/
kropka, punkt 2.
Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture
3.
Signe de ponctuation indiquant la fin d’une phrase
From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-por ]
point /pwɛ̃/
1. ponto 2.
(Finance) (Jeux) Unité arbitraire définie selon les règles de chaque domaine
3.
(Géométrie) La plus petite portion d’étendue qu’il soit possible
4.
(Musique) Signe que l’on met après une note
5.
(Typographie) Mesure qui vaut environ quatre dixièmes de millimètre
6.
Endroit fixe et déterminé
7.
Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture
8.
Signe de ponctuation indiquant la fin d’une phrase
9.
Signe diacritique placé au dessus de certaines lettres
10.
(Couture) Action de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée
2. renda
Sorte de dentelle
From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-rus ]
point /pwɛ̃/
1. точка 2.
(Couture) Action de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée
3.
Signe de ponctuation indiquant la fin d’une phrase
4.
(Musique) Signe que l’on met après une note
5.
Signe diacritique placé au dessus de certaines lettres
2. балл 2.
(Jeux) Nombre qu’on attribue à chaque joueur, et qui varie selon les jeux et leurs règles ; score
3.
(Éducation) Marques, notation qui servent à évaluer les fautes qu’ils font dans leurs devoirs
3. градус, пункт
Degré, période
From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-spa ]
point /pwɛ̃/
1. tanto, punto
2. puntada, punto
(Couture) Action de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée
3. punto, tanto
(Finance) (Jeux) Unité arbitraire définie selon les règles de chaque domaine
4. puntillo, punto
(Musique) Signe que l’on met après une note
5. punto 2.
Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture
3.
Signe de ponctuation indiquant la fin d’une phrase
4.
(Géométrie) La plus petite portion d’étendue qu’il soit possible
5.
(Typographie) Mesure qui vaut environ quatre dixièmes de millimètre
6.
Endroit fixe et déterminé
7.
Signe diacritique placé au dessus de certaines lettres
6. encaje
Sorte de dentelle
From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-swe ]
point /pwɛ̃/
1. styng, punkt
(Couture) Action de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée
2. poäng, punkt
(Finance) (Jeux) Unité arbitraire définie selon les règles de chaque domaine
3. punkt, poäng 2.
(Géométrie) La plus petite portion d’étendue qu’il soit possible
3.
(Typographie) Mesure qui vaut environ quatre dixièmes de millimètre
4.
Endroit fixe et déterminé
4. punkt 2.
(Musique) Signe que l’on met après une note
3.
Signe de ponctuation indiquant la fin d’une phrase
4.
Signe diacritique placé au dessus de certaines lettres
5.
(Sens figuré) Parties qui forment la division de certains discours, de certains ouvrages
6.
(Sculpture) Marques que l’on fait sur toutes les parties les plus saillantes d’une statue que l’on veut copier
5. håll, stickande smärta
Douleur piquante
6. punkt, prick
Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture
7. spets
Sorte de dentelle
From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 : [ freedict:fra-tur ]
point /pwˈɛ̃/
[Petite marque ronde que l’on emploie à différents usages dans l’écriture] nokta
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈpɔɪnt/
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]
POINT, practice. A proposition or question arising in a case.
2. It is the duty of a judge to give an opinion on every point of law,
properly arising out of the issue, which is propounded to him. Vide
Resolution.
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) : [ gazetteer2k-places ]
Point, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 792
Housing Units (2000): 331
Land area (2000): 2.773143 sq. miles (7.182407 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.773143 sq. miles (7.182407 sq. km)
FIPS code: 58532
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 32.931512 N, 95.870957 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 75472
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Point, TX
Point
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
952 Moby Thesaurus words for "point":
L, Thule, Ultima Thule, abode, accent, accentuate, ace, acerbity,
acidity, acme, acridity, acrimony, aculeate, aculeus, acuminate,
acumination, address, advance guard, advantage, affective meaning,
aim, aim at, airhead, allude to, ambition, amount, analyze,
ancestor, angle, animus, announcer, antecedent, antler, apex,
apogee, applicability, applicable, application, apposite,
appropriate, appropriateness, apropos, apt, area, article,
as regards, ascender, aspect, aspiration, astringency, atom,
attribute, auger, avail, avant-garde, awl, ax, azimuth, back, barb,
barbed wire, barblet, barbule, barbwire, basis, bastard type,
battle line, beachhead, bear, beard, bearing, bearings, behalf,
behoof, bellwether, belly, belly laugh, bench mark, bend, bend to,
benefit, bent, beside the point, bevel, bias, bifurcation, bight,
bill, birthmark, bit, bite, bitter end, bitterness, black letter,
blade, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, blue story, bodkin,
body, borer, bottom, bottom dollar, boundary, bracket, bradawl,
brand, breakwater, bridgehead, bring up, brink, brow, buccinator,
burden, burin, bushwhacker, butt, butt end, caesura, caliber,
call attention to, caltrop, cant, cap, cape, capital,
cardinal point, carpet tack, case, cast, caste mark, causticity,
chalk, chalk up, chapter, character, characteristic, check,
check off, checkmark, chersonese, cheval-de-frise, chevron,
chief thing, chisel, cicatrix, cicatrize, circumstantial,
circumstantiality, climax, cloud nine, cockspur, coin, cold steel,
colon, coloring, comma, compass, concern, concerning, conduce,
conjugate, connotation, consideration, constituent, contribute,
convenience, coral reef, core, corner, cornerstone, counsel, count,
counter, course, crank, crest, crisis, critical point, crook,
crotchet, crown, crumb, crux, culmen, culmination, current, cusp,
cuspidate, cut, cutlery, cutter, dab, dagger, dapple, dash, datum,
day, decimal point, decline, define, deflection, degree, delimit,
delta, demarcate, denotation, descend, descender, desideration,
desideratum, design, designate, desire, detail, details,
determination, determine, diacritical mark, dibble, die, direct,
direct attention to, direction, direction line, directionize,
dirty joke, dirty story, discolor, discoloration, dispose,
district, dogleg, dole, dot, double entendre, dram, dribble,
driblet, drift, drill, drop, droplet, dwarf, earmark, edge,
edge tools, effect, elbow, element, ell, em, emphasize,
emplacement, en, end stop, engrave, engraving, engraving tool,
entity, essence, essential, essential matter, etching ball,
etching ground, etching needle, etching point, ethnic joke,
exhibit, explorer, extension, extent, extreme, extreme limit,
extremity, face, facet, fact, factor, fag end, farthest bound,
farthest outpost, farthing, fat-faced type, fateful moment,
feature, feet, fid, fierceness, file, first line, fishhook,
fitting, fix, fix on, fixed purpose, fleck, flick, flyspeck, focus,
focus of attention, focus of interest, font, force, forebear,
forefront, foregoer, foreland, forerunner, fork, fragment, freckle,
front line, front rank, front runner, front-runner, frontiersman,
fugleman, full stop, fun, function, fundamental, funny story,
furcation, gaff, gag, gash, germane, gimlet, gist, gnat, go, goad,
goal, gobbet, good one, good story, grade, grain,
grammatical meaning, granule, gravamen, graver, graving, gravitate,
great point, grind, grip, groat, groove, groundbreaker, guide,
guts, hack, hair, handful, harbinger, harpoon, harshness, hat pin,
hatch, have a tendency, head, heading, headland, heart, heaven,
heavens, height, helmsmanship, herald, high noon, high point,
highest pitch, highest point, hilltop, hint, hold a heading,
hold on, hole, hone, hook, horn, hour, howler, hyphenate, icepick,
idea, identify, immaterial, impact, implication, imply, import,
important thing, impress, imprint, in point of, in reference to,
inappropriate, inapt, incidental, inclination, incline,
inconsequential, indicate, individual, inflect, inflection,
innovator, instance, instant, intaglio, integer, intendment,
intension, intent, intention, interest, interval, iota, irrelevant,
issue, italic, item, jape, jest, jestbook, joke, jot,
jumping-off place, juncture, kairos, keenness, kernel, keystone,
knee, knife, knoll, lance, lancet, landmark,
latitude and longitude, laugh, lay, lead, lead runner, leader,
lean, leap, lentigo, letter, level, level at, lexical meaning, lie,
lieu, ligature, limit, line, line of direction, line of march,
literal meaning, little, little bit, living issue, locale,
locality, location, locus, lofty peak, logotype, look to,
lower case, macula, main point, main thing, majuscule, make a mark,
malapropos, mallet, mark, mark off, mark out, marking,
marlinespike, material, material point, matter, matter in hand,
maximum, meaning, measure, meat, mention, meridian, messenger,
microbe, microorganism, midge, milestone, mind, minim, minimum,
minor detail, minuscule, minute, minutia, minutiae, mite,
modeling clay, modicum, module, mole, molecule, moment,
moment of truth, mordacity, mordancy, mote, motif, motive, mottle,
mountaintop, mucro, mull, nail, naked steel, navigation, naze,
ne plus ultra, neb, needle, ness, nevus, nib, nicety, nick, nisus,
no place higher, nook, noon, notch, notion, nuance, nub, nucleus,
nutshell, object, objective, oilstone, orientation, ounce,
outguard, outpost, overtone, oxgoad, panic, parenthesize, parse,
part, particle, particular, pas, patch, pathfinder, pause, peak,
pebble, peg, pencil, peninsula, pepper, percentage, period, person,
persona, pertinence, pertinent, pi, pic, pica, pico,
piece of advice, pigsticker, pike, piloting, pin, pinch, pinhead,
pinnacle, pinpoint, pioneer, pitch, pitchfork, pith, pittance,
pivot, place, place emphasis on, placement, plan, plane, plateau,
play, plunge, poignancy, point at, point at issue,
point in question, point out, point to, point up, pointer,
pointless, pole, polka dot, position, precedent, precipice,
precipitate, precursor, predecessor, pregnant moment, present,
prick, prickle, print, problem, profit, project, projection,
promontory, prong, property, proportion, proposal, prospectus,
psychological moment, punch, punctuate, punctuation,
punctuation marks, puncture, puncturer, purport, purpose, quality,
quarter, question, quiddity, quill, quoin, railhead, range,
range of meaning, ratio, reach, real issue, real meaning,
redound to, reef, reference, reference mark, referent, regard,
regarding, region, relation, relevance, relevant, remind, remove,
reset, resolution, resolve, respect, rib tickler, riddle, ridge,
rigor, riot, rocker, roman, roughness, round, rowel, rubric, run,
rung, sake, salient point, sandspit, sans serif, say, scale, scar,
scarification, scarify, scope, score, scorper, scotch, scout,
scrap, scratch, scratching, scream, script, scruple, seal, seam,
season, semantic cluster, semantic field, semicolon, sense, serve,
service, set, set toward, settle, seventh heaven, severity, shade,
shadow, shank, sharpen, sharpener, sharpness, shoulder, show,
show a tendency, sick joke, side, sidesplitter, sight gag,
sight on, significance, signification, significatum, signifie,
sine qua non, single, single out, singleton, sink, site, situation,
situs, skewer, sky, small cap, small capital, smidgen, smitch,
snip, snippet, solder, soldering iron, something, soul, space,
span, span of meaning, spatula, spearhead, specifics, speck,
speckle, spell, spiculate, spicule, spiculum, spike, spine, spire,
spirit, spit, splash, splotch, spoonful, sport, spot, spotlight,
spur, stage, stain, stair, stamp, standard, staple, station, stead,
steel, steer, steerage, steering, stem, step, stigma, stigmatize,
sting, stint, stop, stormy petrel, story, strap, strawberry mark,
streak, stress, stretch, striate, stridency, stringency, stripe,
striving, strop, structural meaning, stub, study, stump, style,
subject, subject matter, subject of thought, subside, substance,
substantive point, suggest, suggestion, sum, sum and substance,
summit, swerve, sword, symbolic meaning, tack, tactic, tag,
tag end, tail, tail end, tally, tang, taper, tartness, tattoo,
tattoo mark, teeth, tend, tend to go, tendency, tenor, text,
the bottom line, the point, theme, thimbleful, thing, thought,
thrust, thumbtack, tick, tick off, time, time lag, tine, tiny bit,
tip, tip-top, tittle, to the point, toad sticker, tongue, top,
topic, tor, totality of associations, trace, track, trailblazer,
trailbreaker, train, train upon, trait, transferred meaning, tread,
trenchancy, trend, trifling amount, trivia, turn, turn upon,
turning point, type, type body, type class, type lice, typecase,
typeface, typefounders, typefoundry, unadorned meaning, underline,
underscore, undertone, unimportant, unit, upmost, upper case,
upper extremity, uppermost, use, utmost, value, van, vanguard,
vanishing point, vaunt-courier, veer, vehemence, verge, vertex,
very top, view, violence, virulence, visual joke, voortrekker,
warp, watermark, way, wheeze, whereabout, whereabouts, whet, while,
whit, whittle, will, with respect to, work toward, worth, wow,
yarn, zag, zenith, zig, zigzag
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 点,要点,尖端;
v. 指出,指,描准;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n.
点,小数点,标点,地点,一点,要点,细目,特点,尖端,分数,得分,穴位
vt. 弄尖 ;
(它是指正式BBS站的延伸,它的地位附属于每个正式节点站之下)
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