Definition of point

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Point (n.) 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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Punctuative :: Punctuative (a.) Of or belonging to points of division; relating to punctuation.
Intraaxillary :: Intraaxillary (a.) Situated below the point where a leaf joins the stem.
Faburden :: Faburden (n.) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.
Bearing :: Bearing (n.) The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc.; the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen; as, the bearing of the cape was W. N. W..
Threshold :: Threshold (n.) Fig.: The place or point of entering or beginning, entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life..
Eparterial :: Eparterial (a.) Situated upon or above an artery; -- applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.
Summit :: Summit (n.) The top; the highest point.
Stal :: Staktometer (n.) A drop measurer; a glass tube tapering to a small orifice at the point, and having a bulb in the middle, used for finding the number of drops in equal quantities of different liquids. See Pipette..
Falculate :: Falculate (a.) Curved and sharppointed, like a falcula, or claw of a falcon..
Mark :: Mark (n.) A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace..
Spire :: Spire (n.) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself..
Valet :: Valet (n.) A kind of goad or stick with a point of iron.
Linstock :: Linstock (n.) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon..
Assign :: Assign (v. t.) To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.
Polyphonic :: Polyphonic (a.) Consisting of several tone series, or melodic parts, progressing simultaneously according to the laws of counterpoint; contrapuntal; as, a polyphonic composition; -- opposed to homophonic, or monodic..
Card :: Card (n.) A paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the dial or face of the mariner's compass.
Nodal :: Nodal (a.) Of the nature of, or relating to, a node; as, a nodal point..
Rotation :: Rotation (n.) The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a distant point; thus, the daily turning of the earth on its axis is a rotation; its annual motion round the sun is a revolution..
Referendum :: Referendum (n.) A diplomatic agent's note asking for instructions from his government concerning a particular matter or point.
Upright :: Upright (a.) In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree..
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